Joanna Byrne

782. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown for the number of persons referred to and admitted to nurse led transitional care services in the Cottage Hospital Drogheda for the years 2020 to 2026, respectively, in tabular form. [48978/26]

783. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of registered nursing staff and healthcare professionals currently employed within the Cottage Hospital nurse led transitional care services in Drogheda. [48979/26]

784. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown outlining all other current staff employed within the Cottage Hospital transitional care services in Drogheda; and the grade or role that they are employed in. [48980/26]

785. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the option of providing an onsite consultant and ancillary specialist care services in the Cottage Hospital to increase capacity for providing transitional care for older persons has been considered by the Government; and if not can this now be actively considered. [48981/26]

786. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the HSE have proposed or requested an increase in resources to increase capacity to provide additional transitional care for older persons at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda. [48982/26]

945. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he will provide additional details and information on the pilot programme referenced; the students the programme proposes to assist; the engagement that has taken place with third level providers on this; the engagement that has taken place with students and their representative bodies on this; the funding that has been secured for this programme; the timeframe for the details of this programme to be made available to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49710/26]

946. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he has engaged with the Department of Health , HSE and TCD regarding student nurses facing financial hardship arising from non-consecutive clinical placements when drafting the pilot programme referenced. [49711/26]

947. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he will commit to ensuring that student nurses who are facing financial hardship arising from the undertaking of non-consecutive clinical placements will be able to access the pilot programme. [49712/26]

948. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he will commit to raising the financial hardship facing student nurses undertaking non-consecutive clinical placements from County Louth directly with the Minister for Health, the HSE and TCD. [49713/26]

275. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school's (details supplied) Summer Programme funding; if they will receive adequate funding to ensure their allocation of staff fully meets the needs of all those children participating; when will they be approved for the Summer Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48400/26]

309. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm the actual draw down of funds by successful applicants, for each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026 under the LSSIF pool of funding; the project and amounts within each year that drew down funding and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46691/26]

310. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport of the 173 million allocated to successful applicants in the LSSIF round of funding in 2024, the amount budgeted and forecasted by his Department that will be drawn down each year from 2026 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46692/26]

311. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a deadline or timeline for the drawdown of funds awarded in the 2024 large scale sports infrastructure round of funding; if there are time-specific key performance indicators that must be met; if there is a cutoff date by which the funds must be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46693/26]

312. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount of funding allocated to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) to date; the breakdown of funding awarded to each project individually; the amounts that have been drawn down or are in the process of being drawn down; the details of projects that have yet to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46694/26]

313. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding allocated for local sports partnerships and national governing bodies, for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/26]

314. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the Euro 2028 advance legacy fund; the breakdown on the agreements reached to date with respective governments and host associations contributing to the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/26]

315. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount allocated to fund the Commemorations Advisory Committee in 2024 and 2025; the amount spent to date; the breakdown of funding on each project completed to date and scheduled for the remainder of 2026 and into 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46697/26]

316. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of providing a new public swimming pool to each of the 31 local authorities in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/26]

317. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the cost of the loss of direct sales to abolish the TV licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/26]

332. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of updated costs for each local authority to employ an archaeologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46700/26]

62. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in view of Ministers' comments that they will not attend the Ireland v Israel Nations League fixtures, if he will call for a boycott of these fixtures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43392/26]

72. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider amending the Sport Ireland Act 2015 and expand the definition of competitive sport and recreational sport to include “all forms of sporting activity which through organised participation, aim at expressing or improving performance and at obtaining improved results in competition at all levels through organised participation” and “all forms of sporting activity which through casual or regular participation aim at expressing or improving mental well-being, self-esteem and at forming social relationships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43446/26]

87. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding earmarked for the development of grassroots football academies and player development; if he will commit to fully funding the budget request this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43447/26]

92. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the new era of long-term remote working and the need for ever increasing broadband speeds, if he will commit to delivering minimum standard speeds of 500Mbps-1Gbps in all areas of the State and provide a definitive timeline for this delivery, as some areas are currently stuck in broadband limbo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43442/26]

216. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of significant challenges facing general nursing students from County Louth attending Trinity College Dublin, who face huge additional costs for hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in Dublin as their placements are not scheduled on consecutive days; and if she will engage directly with Trinity College Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44232/26]