Joanna Byrne
Written
23. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the plans that are in place to address waiting times for driving tests in County Louth. [3651/25]
TDs / Joanna Byrne
Joanna Byrne
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473
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
55,881
words spoken in the chamber
Across 208 contributions
404
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
107
topics asked about
Across 15 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
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Who they ask
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 473 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 208 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 29 | 25 |
| March 2025 | 38 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 29 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 20 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 11 | 10 |
| July 2025 | 34 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 25 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 43 | 15 |
| February 2026 | 36 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 23 | 12 |
| April 2026 | 17 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 32 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 42 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 18 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 40 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 12 | 22 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 121 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Louth 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Joanna Byrne
Written
24. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an urgent update on the provision of a permanent driving test centre in Drogheda, County Louth; the communication that has taken place between his Department and the RSA over the past 12 months regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3652/25]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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 th…
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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 t…
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]
Joanna Byrne
Written
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]