23 04, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES 8.7% FALL IN POWER AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS

By | April 23rd, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Seán Canney has welcomed an 8.7% fall in power and industrial emissions last year. The cut in greenhouse [...]

23 04, 2020

CANNEY URGES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR SUSI GRANTS

By | April 23rd, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on eligible students to apply for the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grants for the 2020-2021 academic year. Minister Canney said: "Online applications [...]

23 04, 2020

CANNEY APPLAUDS IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY TESTING INITIATIVE

By | April 23rd, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has introduced a new service to bring COVID-19 testing personnel to vulnerable people who are unable to attend test centres. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney [...]

23 04, 2020

UPDATE FOR PPN MEMBERS FROM COVID-19 HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT

By | April 23rd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

COCOONING VIDEO A video has been produced to explain cocooning. It can be easily shared and viewed here https://youtu.be/QZD7SHmVhA4 FIFTEEN MINUTES OF DAILY ACTIVITY AND FITNESS RTÉ has launched a 15-minute programme to help older [...]

22 04, 2020

EXTENSIONS FOR NCT AND DRIVING LICENCES

By | April 22nd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Measures have been introduced to extend a range of vehicle requirements, including NCT tests and driving licences. The extensions follow the closure of a number of Road Safety Authority Services because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

22 04, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES RINGFENCING OF €1 MILLION FUNDING TO TACKLE UPSURGE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING

By | April 22nd, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs has hit out at illegal dumping following a sharp increase in the activity as a result of COVID-19. Minister Canney's department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action [...]

22 04, 2020

COUNTY GALWAY COMMUNITY GROUPS COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND

By | April 22nd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Application Forms and Guidelines are now available for the Covid-19 Emergency Fund for community groups and organisations. The fund supports related to the COVID-19 community response, in particular those offering frontline services. Eligible applicants are [...]

22 04, 2020

CANCELLATION OF 2020 TIDYTOWNS COMPETITION

By | April 22nd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

My ministerial colleague, Michael Ring TD, the has today announced the cancellation of the TidyTowns competition for 2020 in the interests of public health and safety. In a statement, Minister Ring said: “For over 60 [...]

21 04, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES EXTENSIONS FOR CAR TEST AND DRIVING LICENCES

By | April 21st, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed measures to extend a range of vehicle requirements, including NCT tests and driving licences. The extensions follow the closure of a number of [...]

20 04, 2020

COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS

By | April 20th, 2020|Blog, Gort Area, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The weekly payment of €350 under the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme will be processed today for approximately 584,000 people. These payments will be lodged into their nominated bank account or post office tomorrow, 21st [...]