14 05, 2019

TUSLA NATIONAL CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORTS WEEK

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Tusla is holding a series of special events across Ireland this week to highlight supports available for families and children. The National Child and Family Supports Week will include a number of venues in Galway [...]

14 05, 2019

NEW SECURITY INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED TO MAKE RURAL IRELAND SAFER

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My Department has launched two new initiatives to make isolated, vulnerable and older people in Rural Ireland safer in their homes. The Department for Rural and Community Development is funding the provision of carbon monoxide [...]

13 05, 2019

NEW SECURITY INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED TO MAKE RURAL IRELAND SAFER

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The Government has launched two new initiatives to make isolated, vulnerable and older people in Rural Ireland safer in their homes. Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Natural Resources and Digital [...]

13 05, 2019

NEW TEST FACILITY AT GMIT

By | May 13th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Launch Events|0 Comments

I recently had the pleasure of opening GMIT's international standard E-THERMAL Test Facility. The facility, which is the first of its type in Ireland, is aimed at helping SMEs develop new sustainable heating products. E-THERMAL [...]

13 05, 2019

CANNEY WELCOMES GRANTS TO GALWAY SCHOOLS

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Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs, Natural Resources and Digital Development Seán Canney has welcomed funding from the Department of Education and Skills for work at two Galway schools. The Department's School Building [...]

13 05, 2019

FUNDING FOR TWO GALWAY SCHOOLS

By | May 13th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Latest News, Portumna Area|0 Comments

Great news today of grant aid for works at two of our Galway Schools. The Department of Education and Skills School Building Unit has approved funding for the refurbishment and creation of two Special Education [...]

13 05, 2019

NEW GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

By | May 13th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

I fully support the Government's new awareness campaign on sexual harassment and sexual violence. The media campaign called No Excuses has been launched by my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan. The [...]

13 05, 2019

LYME DISEASE AWARENESS

By | May 13th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I met Mary and Benin Smyth originally from Tuam at the Lyme Disease awareness event outside the Dáil this week. The Department of Neurology at University Hospital Galway has reported that the Galway region has [...]

11 05, 2019

FLOODING WORKS APPROVED FOR EMMANUEL HOUSE, CLONFERT

By | May 11th, 2019|Blog, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area, O P W, Portumna Area|0 Comments

The Office of Public Works has approved €20,000 in funding to construct a flood defence wall and associated works at Emmanuel House, Clonfert. This funding from the OPW to Galway County Council under the Minor [...]

11 05, 2019

NURSING HOMES IRELAND

By | May 11th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I had a good meeting at Leinster House this week with Nursing Homes Ireland. They are campaigning for A review of the system for setting nursing home prices under the Nursing Home Support Scheme Removal [...]