Results 1-20 of 408 for speaker:Joanna Byrne

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: The starkest example of how unimportant child poverty and homelessness are to this Government is in its amendment to this motion. The Government's response mentions reducing child poverty but nowhere does it mention eradicating it entirely. The response also mentions that this Government has announced a target of 3% or less of consistent poverty to be achieved by the end of 2030. Does the...

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I raised this issue directly with the Tánaiste last week and, due to the level of calls I have received from parents and guardians across Louth and east Meath, unfortunately I feel the need to speak on it again. Every year, the Government knows how many school buses are needed, how many seats are needed and what routes are required. Every year, we end up having the same discussion,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I want to raise the debacle that is the school transport scheme, in particular the scheme for children with special educational needs in Louth and east Meath. My constituency office is inundated with parents, some worried and some livid, as their children have not received a place on the school bus, even though they received their tickets some months ago. Very late notice was given to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I will be brief. As the Chair alluded to, we discussed this in detail. I want to ensure that the operational capacity of the fleet has the capabilities it needs to serve its purpose. I ask for a comparison of the super-medium and heavy fleet and capacity in terms of range and time, as well as internal capacity within the fleet. I appreciate the support of the committee on that.

Special Education School Places: Motion [Private Members] (17 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I will use my time to highlight an unbelievable situation. A DEIS school in my constituency was originally denied the recommended SNA allocation. The reason given to the school for this decision was a freeze or cap on SNA recruitment. When the Minister was questioned in March about this ridiculous freeze, we were told that if the school feels it has insufficient SNA support to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 628. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail all the OPW-owned sites in County Louth. [45498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 1360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current processing times for disability allowance, carer's allowance and social welfare appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45494/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 1561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí and their rank, in all stations in County Louth, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 1562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently detailed for community policing in Dundalk, Drogheda and Ardee stations, respectively. [45496/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 2295. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to each regional and local drugs task force in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45492/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 2296. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to the north eastern regional drug and alcohol task force in each of the years 2016 to 2025, in tabular form. [45493/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 2297. To ask the Minister for Health if there are proposals in Budget 2026 for the provision of additional funding for addiction services provided through the north eastern regional drugs and alcohol task force. [45497/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 2298. To ask the Minister for Health to detail all the Department of Health and Health Service Executive owned sites in County Louth; the number of these sites currently in use; the purpose for which they are used; the number of these sites earmarked for proposed development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45499/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Reliefs (8 Sep 2025)

Joanna Byrne: 2332. To ask the Minister for Health the support and assistance available to a family based in County Louth (details supplied) who do not meet the criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme,; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45621/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I thank the witnesses for joining us. It is fair to say that HIQA has appeared before Oireachtas committees several times in recent years and it is unfortunate that the same issues keep arising. With that in mind, I will tease out some of its frameworks for measuring performance, if that is okay. Do the witnesses have a figure for how many compliance notices HIQA has issued in recent...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: I am trying to get at how HIQA measures the action the provider has taken. How does it set the bar and measure that the provider is meeting the bar?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: My colleague, Deputy Bennett, asked a question about closures earlier and HIQA outlined some figures. There were two closures in 2020, three in 2021, one in 2022 and three in 2023. Ten notices were issued in 2024 but there were seven closures and there has been one closure in 2025 to date. That is 17 closures in five years. Is that right? Are any of those homes run by the same operator?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: Within that common thread, is there additional monitoring by HIQA to look specifically at those that fall under that common-thread umbrella—--

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)

Joanna Byrne: -----and any other centres they may operate that have not gone as far as closure.