Results 241-260 of 408 for speaker:Joanna Byrne

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Today, we put forward a detailed motion on housing and critical infrastructure. Examples were given and statements from bodies involved in the delivery of homes, such as Uisce Éireann, the Irish Home Builders' Association and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, were given, but the Government's amendment to this motion is a rinse and repeat of its response to all motions in this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: The Arts Council's €7 million IT project failure and RTÉ's €3.6 million IT project failure are the headlines, instead of €10.3 million being spent wisely and well. Let us think of all the sports clubs, musicians and arts and cultural bodies that could have done so much with more than €10 million. It simply cannot continue, and I commend the Minister on his...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide details from all agencies under his remit of capital projects that cost more than €500,000 and were either abandoned or materially failed to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: This question is to ask the Minister to provide details for all agencies under his Department's remit of capital projects costing more than €500,000 that were either abandoned or materially failed to be delivered, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I commend the Minister on instructing his Department to initiate this exercise and on providing transparency regarding what may be a huge waste of public money by multiple bodies under the aegis of his Department. Unfortunately for him, these wastes of money seem to follow him. When he was previously Minister with responsibility for the OPW, there were issues with money being wasted, such...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I echo the previous sentiments of my colleagues in congratulating the Cathaoirleach on his appointment as Chair of this committee. Everybody knows that this is probably one of the most powerful committees of the 28 political panels. On a personal level, I am particularly honoured to be appointed by our party leader to this committee, as I am sure is everyone around the table here. I assure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on any possible movement to provide a new railway station on the north side of Drogheda, considering the huge population growth on Drogheda's north side along the PANCR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a timeframe for the publication of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund reserve list for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22924/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a timeframe for the next round of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund grants opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22925/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 303. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on potential property identified in respect of the proposed new Garda station in east Meath; if the OPW has now completed their review of the completed market trawl for suitable sites and if he will confirm what next steps are planned to progress this matter [23009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 413. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of any planned future expansion at a hospital (details supplied) that would alleviate pressures and challenges being faced in the accident and emergency department, and would increase capacity to manage high volumes of people who present by ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the total number of vacant posts currently unfilled across all departments at a hospital (details supplied); and the length of time these posts have been vacant for, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth currently waiting for HSE home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23047/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 439. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of persons who were waiting for HSE home support in County Louth for March in each of the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [23048/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding allocated to County Louth HSE home support services for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [23049/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if care rationing of new home care packages took place in the CHO 8 area in 2024; if so the reason for this rationing or non-allocation of new home care packages; and if this is not currently taking place within this CHO area. [23050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of apprenticeship courses provided by each of the ETBs individually and the location where each apprenticeship is taught in each ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 May 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the LMETB headquarters plans for Drogheda; when the project is expected to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21844/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (30 Apr 2025)

Joanna Byrne: The National Ambulance Service, NAS, is the State provider for pre-hospital emergency and intermediate care as part of the wider integrated health system. It is responsible for care from the point a 911 or emergency call is received, through treatment, transportation and handover of the patient to clinical teams at the receiving emergency department in hospital. As we speak this morning,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (30 Apr 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Increased investment is very welcome and I acknowledge that aspect of the Minister of State's response. However, at the moment, none of it is being directed to where it is needed. This issue in the Drogheda ambulance station has been going on for more than four years, as the Minister of State referenced. He also referenced that HSE officials were themselves shocked at the end of 2021 at...