11 10, 2020

Brownsgrove National School gears up for a classroom extension

By | October 11th, 2020|Blog, Education, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I am delighted to have received confirmation that Brownsgrove National School has been approved for a new permanent classroom. This is great news for this rural school and following on from the €50,000 CLÁR funding [...]

11 10, 2020

School Secretaries need to have their work recognised

By | October 11th, 2020|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I support school secretaries in their fight for equal treatment in their pay and conditions at work. There are over 1,000 school secretaries who are being treated unequally by the Department of Education. “I raised [...]

10 10, 2020

SUSI Closing date

By | October 10th, 2020|Blog, Education, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Online applications for SUSI student grants for the 2020/21 academic year close on Thursday 5th November 2020. If a student has started an application but not yet completed it, they should do so before the [...]

9 10, 2020

Case for Regional Ireland presented to Ministers Donohoe and McGrath ahead of Budget

By | October 9th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Galway East TD Seán Canney, along with his colleagues in the Regional Independent group of TDs presented their pre-Budget submission to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform at a [...]

5 10, 2020

I welcome funding for local charities from the COVID-19 Stability Fund

By | October 5th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome funding for some local charities from the COVID-19 Stability Fund. “This was a scheme that was devised by Michael Ring and I from the Dormant Account Fund when we were in Ministerial office [...]

2 10, 2020

Welcome progress on Gort Lowlands Flood Relief Scheme

By | October 2nd, 2020|Blog, Flood Relief, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, O P W, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have been informed by Galway County Council that the Feasibility Report for the Gort Lowlands have identified a potential scheme that is both environmentally acceptable and cost beneficial. “This is great news for the [...]