Results 181-200 of 461 for speaker:Joanna Byrne

Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank the Independent Technical Group for bringing this Private Member's motion to the House. I have to ask directly whether the Minister for Housing and this Government understand why all the Opposition parties are continually putting forward motions on housing so early in this new Dáil term. Why do the Government's amendments to those many motions on housing all say the same thing?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I will start with the postmasters' union. Ms Tormey said postmasters are paid per transaction and are not paid a salary. She said most essentially work for around minimum wage and that, while they want more fees, they also need more transactions. The broader uplift of the additional €5 million aside, I will home in on the fees. The rates are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: So there is no identification of a figure anywhere for the fees. It is a combined approach involving fees and transactions that is needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: If the witnesses will excuse me, I am also a member of the Committee of Public Accounts so I have to ask if a business case has been done that has identified €15 million as the figure needed. The Grant Thornton report was referenced. Is that a business case or a business study, specifically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: There is no specific business study. Is it just the Grant Thornton report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: If the funding stays at €10 million, 40% of post offices will close. That would mean 60% will stay open. If there is a €5 million uplift, I think Mr. Martin said only 70% would see a sustainable future. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: A sum of €5 million is not a guarantee for a huge percentage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: The IPU is advocating for a range of services. We went through some of them today, such as form generation, tourist information and voter registration. I wish to tease through in more detail the expansion of the role of postmasters as peace commissioners. There is no cost to be made a peace commissioner and fees cannot be charged for the service. Will the witnesses explain why that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I do not doubt. I wanted to know if there has been engagement with State bodies that might support it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: The Future of Media Commission in the previous Oireachtas term recommended a move away from the TV licence to Exchequer funding for An post. How would that affect post offices? Has An Post assessed what remuneration it might lose if that happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Have the figures of the loss been assessed? If not, can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Can that be provided to the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: It is more like an holistic approach to broadening government services among postmasters. Mr. Martin spoke about tourist hubs. Has the IPU engaged with Fáilte Ireland or any other State body involved in tourism promotion regarding involvement in tourist information? It is an aspiration at this stage or has the feasibility been assessed?

Broadcasting (All Ireland Service) (Amendment) Bill 2025: First Stage (24 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank my party colleague Aengus Ó Snodaigh for introducing this Bill, which he submitted to the Bills Office in the previous Dáil. He has done tremendous work on this Bill and the many others he has introduced to the House. I also welcome our party colleague the MP for Newry and Armagh, Dáire Hughes - he is here with us today - who raised the issue of geo-blocking last year...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I wish to raise the substandard and dangerous state of disrepair Drogheda ambulance station is currently in. I have over recent months raised this directly with the Minister and during a Topical Issue debate several weeks ago, I elevated major concerns around subsidence, mould, electrical faults and security and safety concerns among other things. I requested that the Minister engage with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I will probably be a little different from some of my colleagues who have already contributed. I want to discuss the collapse of the public-private partnerships, PPPs. We all know of a bundle of PPPs, involving almost 500 social homes in Dublin city, Wicklow, Kildare and Sligo, was opened for tender two years ago. I think it was around nine months ago that the preferred bidder was notified...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Okay, has Mr. Doyle or the Minister met the councils involved and the PPP Co. board?