TDs / Joanna Byrne

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Joanna Byrne

Sinn Féin Louth TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Louth 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1405. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the current clinical evidence and criteria used to determine the priority of current AMPDS coding, and the priority assigned by the National Ambulance Service to calls involving falls in elderly and vulnerable patients. [65539/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
868. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason an area (details supplied) which has never flooded is been excluded from the Living Cities Initiative; the reason the river areas were removed from Louth county council's original proposal; the specific Government policy or criteria that resulted in their exclusion; if the decision to exclude them will be reviewed; if the Drogheda Special…
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4031. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand or increase the staffing levels within each National Counselling Service, local County office and the wider National Counselling Service services (details supplied). [58793/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
304. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give an update on all planed new primary and secondary schools in Louth/east Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54278/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Culture
117. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the loss of revenue to the State if the TV licence was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Transport
184. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made to increase enforcement against dangerous driving of scramblers and of the prohibition of scrambler use in public places in County Louth. [50903/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Transport
185. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has undertaken with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and An Garda Síochána on powers of seizure and detention in relation to the new regulations; and whether he has undertaken any direct engagement with Gardaí in County Louth on the matter. [50904/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
411. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when An Post pensioners will be paid their agreed pension increase of 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51214/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
412. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of TV licences that were purchased, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51215/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the evasion rate for those avoiding purchasing a TV licence, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51216/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
414. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of households nationally that should be purchasing a TV licence, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51217/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
415. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of TV licence notices that were issued; the number of court prosecutions that were initiated; the number of convictions for evading/non-payment of the TV licence and associated fines per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51219/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
416. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the breakdown by percentage rate, the total number of households in the State that have a TV; the total number of households in the State that must purchase a TV licence; the total number of households in the State that have a TV Licence exemption; the total number of households in the State that have evaded purchasing a TV licence, fro…
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Culture
417. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total cost required to fund all accepted applicants and all unapproved valid submissions for all rounds of the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
513. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households nationally that have a TV Licence exemption and do not have to purchase one, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
540. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement he has undertaken to date with the Department of Transport and An Garda Síochána on powers of seizure and detention in relation to Graces Law ; and whether he has undertaken any direct engagement with Gardaí in County Louth on the matter. [50929/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
541. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers, quad bikes, and e-scooters that have been seized or detained in County Louth for the years 2024 to 2026 respectively [50930/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
542. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints received by An Garda Síochána from members of the public in relation to scramblers, quad bikes and e scooters being used in residential areas across County Louth, for the years 2025 to 2026 respectively. [50931/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
543. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in County Louth involving the seizure of scramblers, quad bikes and e scooters which resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by An Gardaí Síochána for the years 2025 to 2026 respectively. [50932/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
113. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to engage with Louth County Council and allocate the necessary funding required to repair the 81 road locations in Louth, damaged by storm Chandra, with an estimated overall reinstatement requirement of approximately €3.681 million, of which Louth County Council have allocated €750 thousand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49915/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
571. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will issue in respect of a person in County Louth (details supplied). [48963/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
576. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 also known as the Cyber Resilience Act; when the notifying authority will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49045/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
777. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the rationale for the review which has commenced at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda to examine the nurse led transitional care service in place. [48973/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
778. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if her Department was notified of the intention to undertake the review which has commenced at the Cottage Hospital Drogheda; and when was this notification received. [48974/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
779. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the review to examine the nurse led transitional care service at the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda is expected to be completed. [48975/26]