Joanna Byrne

70. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an urgent update on the work undertaken by the Office of Public Works to identify a permanent driving test centre site in Drogheda; what communication has taken place between the Office of Public Works and the Road Safety Authority in the past 12 months; if he will outline the potential sites that have been considered or investigated in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3679/25]

149. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the inclusion of Drogheda in the Dublin commuter zone; and when commuters living in Drogheda, south Louth and east Meath will be able to avail of lower rail fares within this zone. [2286/25]

817. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); when it is likely that a decision will be reached noting that the application was first lodged in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2898/25]

900. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare places currently available in Louth. [2229/25]

901. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications received from families in Louth for childcare places for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively. [2230/25]

902. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of new childcare places that have been opened in Louth for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively. [2231/25]

903. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers that have closed in Louth; and the childcare places that have been lost as a result of closures in Louth in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [2232/25]

977. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment beyond the current end date of 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2867/25]

1050. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when lumateperone will be added to the reimbursable list under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2212/25]

1055. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the current number of children on waiting lists for a first outpatient appointment across all specialties in CHO 8; and the number who have been waiting 3-6, 6-12, 12-18, 18-24 months and in excess of 24 months, in tabular form. [2234/25]

1056. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a public dental assessment in Louth; the number that have been waiting for six months, twelve months, and for eighteen months and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2235/25]

1057. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Louth on the orthodontic waiting list; the number waiting for six months, 12 months, 18 months, and over 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2236/25]

1058. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown for children currently waiting to access psychology services for CHO 8 and specifically for County Louth; the number of these children who have been waiting 3-6, 6-12 and 12-15 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2237/25]

1059. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown for children currently awaiting access to CAMHS services for CHO8 and specifically for County Louth; the number of these children who have been waiting 3-6, 6-12 and 12-15 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2238/25]

1064. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificate applications that are currently in hand awaiting processing by the HSE in CHO 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2258/25]

1065. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificate applications that were received by the HSE in CHO 8 in 2024. [2259/25]

1066. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificate applications that were processed by the HSE in CHO 8 in 2024. [2260/25]

808. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide further details on the proposal contained in the programme for Government to “on a regional, phased basis, establish town councils in large towns to provide a focal-point for raising concerns of towns and coordinating town-focused activities”; if this could signal the return to town and borough councils with the powers they had before the Local Government Reform Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1709/25]

1464. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health his plans to respond to calls from an organisation (details supplied) to improve the chronic and dangerous overcrowding issues in hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1001/25]

1465. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE will take to urgently reduce the number of patients on trolleys at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, noting the high prevalence of respiratory illness in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1002/25]

1754. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the €1,150,000 funding scheme specifically allocated for Men’s Sheds, enabling each shed to apply for grants of up to €3,000 for their running costs, was discontinued; if Men’s Sheds will receive the same level of funding through the Local Enhancement Programme 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1652/25]