31 05, 2022

Community Employment (CE) Schemes are tied up in paperwork

By | May 31st, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I last week met with representatives of CE Supervisors and Community groups who presented to the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development. Members of the Committee heard of the huge increase in [...]

31 05, 2022

Calls for a Passport Office for the West of Ireland

By | May 31st, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tourism, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have requested the Government to establish a passport office to serve the citizens in the region. “Speaking in the Dáil debate last Thursday evening on the passport crisis, I called on the Department of [...]

27 05, 2022

Post office network needs confirmation of Government intervention

By | May 27th, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I along with my colleagues in the Regional Group published our third Dáil motion calling on the Government to intervene and support the post office network before it collapses. Regional Group Members are awaiting confirmation [...]

23 05, 2022

July Provision Summer Programme for children attending special schools is not being delivered.

By | May 23rd, 2022|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have expressed concern that the July Provisions is not being made available to all Special Needs Schools. “The committee have received feedback from parents indicating that 26 of 126 special schools have advised parents [...]

22 05, 2022

Calls for a root and branch review of the Rural Social Scheme and Tús initiative

By | May 22nd, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I recently spoke at the Joint Committee on Social Protection & Community and called for a review of the Rural Social Scheme. The eligibility criteria and the income threshold for participants need to be updated [...]

20 05, 2022

Support for Men’s Sheds critical across the country

By | May 20th, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I met with the Irish Men’s Sheds Association in Dublin last week. The Men’s Sheds were in Dublin to present their pre-budget submission to Oireachtas members. “I was delighted to meet with Enda Egan CEO, [...]

12 05, 2022

Canney – Welcomes changes to the Public Works Contracts to deal with Construction inflation

By | May 12th, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Housing, Information, Latest News, Tourism|0 Comments

Sean Canney Independent TD has welcomed the approval by the Cabinet today of a Memo presented by Minister Michael McGrath to address the crisis in the Public Works Contracts due to the unprecedented increase in [...]

10 05, 2022

Old library heritage to be showcased

By | May 10th, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I am delighted that the OPW have listened to me and the business people in Shop Street who raised the issue with me. I commend the OPW for their swift, decisive action in doing what [...]

4 05, 2022

Co-signs Commission of Investigation (Nursing Homes) Bill 2022

By | May 4th, 2022|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have co-signed the Commission of Investigation (Nursing Homes) Bill 2022 along with Catherine Connolly TD and Peadar Tobin TD. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for a public inquiry into the management, [...]

1 05, 2022

Welcomes decision by Irish Water not to locate Regional Sludge Hub in Tuam

By | May 1st, 2022|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome the decision by Irish Water to rule out Tuam as the Regional Sludge Hub for Connacht. “I have campaigned long and hard to ensure Tuam is not the Regional Centre for Sludge disposal [...]