Joanna Byrne

Sinn Féin · Louth

Activity on Arts — 28 events (10 lobbying · 17 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Ibec Economic Development and Industry

  • Policy supports required to support the arts and culture sectors of Ireland’s economy.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Horse Sport Ireland Sports and Recreation

  • Seeking engagement from members of the Oireachtas Committee on Sport in relation to Horse Sport Ireland's strategic plan consultation.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Employment

  • Letter to members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Arts, Media, Communication and Sport to raise issues in relation to job losses at FAI in advance of the committee meeting FAI management.
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  National Gallery of Ireland Arts

  • Unveiling new acquisition by Harry Clarke
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to ensure stronger oversight, better value for money and improved transparency in the use of public funds across the arts, culture, and media sectors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4110/26]
• 2025-11-19
  VOTE
  Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024 · 2 divisions

  A bill to amend the Arts Act 2003 to recognise the art of comedy.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 83–70
  • ✓ voted for a sub-amendment motion passed · 69–83
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  NewsBrands Ireland Communications

  • Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  National Gallery of Ireland Arts

  • Invitation to Picasso exhibition opening
• 2025-09-15
  LOBBY
  Screen Producers Ireland 3 returns Arts

  • invitation to members of Oireachtas Media Committee
  • Emails to members of Oireachtas Media Committee
  • Meeting to discuss Broadcasting Amendment Bill
• 2025-09-10
  LOBBY
  Screen Producers Ireland Arts

  • Introductory meeting with representative to provide overview of Screen Producers Ireland and details of pre-budget
• 2025-09-04
  LOBBY
  Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Arts

  • Briefings providing to Members of the Joint Committee on Media, and Members of the Oireachtas legislation. Meetings with Minister for Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, and officials, re Budget/Programme for Government funding. Engagement with the Gambling Regulation Authority of Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán and Comreg on mutual priorities. Communications with MEPs and EU Commissioner on EU legislation.
• 2025-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail the actual draw down of funds by successful applicants, for each year from 2019 to May 2024, and to date in 2025, under the large scale sports infrastructure funding programme, and list the projects and amounts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28408/25]
• 2025-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media regarding the €173 million allocated to successful applicants in the large scale sports infrastructure funding in 2024, the amount that is forecast and budgeted to be drawn down, for each year from 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28409/25]
• 2025-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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 used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/25]
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]
• 2025-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a report will be published following the nighttime economy accessibility survey, which concluded in June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16033/25]
• 2025-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has been advised by the Board of the National Library of Ireland of the reason that the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland has been unable to accept applications from the public and members of the Irish diaspora for the provision of heraldic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/25]
• 2025-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures his Department will take to ensure that the Board of the National Library of Ireland has sufficient resources to provide the State's heraldic services in accordance with sections 12 and 13 of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15198/25]
• 2025-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to bring forward amending legislation to provide for the regularisation and confirmation of the legislative status of the grants of arms made by the Chief Herald's of Ireland between 1 April 1943 and 3 May 2005 when the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 was commenced, and during which period the State had no legislative authority to grant arms as confirmed by successive Attorneys General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15199/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeline for the replacement of the TV licence fee by direct funding from the Exchequer, managed by Coimisiún na Meán; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10148/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to give an update on and a timeline for the creation of football academies with the FAI and the League of Ireland, as contained in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10149/25]
• 2025-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will consider the development of a comprehensive creative AI strategy to protect the rights and livelihoods of those working in the Irish music industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10151/25]
• 2025-02-28
  LOBBY
  IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG Arts

  • Sharing of information on IMRO, its activities, objectives and its policy proposals
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures put in place to ensure that output performance measures, key performance indicators or targets will be applied to the eight of his Department’s 14 high-level strategies that did not previously have corresponding output performance measures or targets in the revised estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7450/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the Ministerial brief will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8020/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the sports capital and equipment programme and large-scale sport infrastructure fund will open for new applications for much-needed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5982/25]