Education

Education related posts and information articles by Sean Canney TD located in Tuam, for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland

26 09, 2023

Regional Group of TDs Demands Government Action to Overhaul School Transport Scheme

By | September 26th, 2023|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I along with my colleagues in the Regional Group of TDs have today published our motion imploring the Government to address the mounting problems disrupting the school transport scheme. Their Dáil motion highlights the critical [...]

6 09, 2023

School bus service is not fit for purpose.

By | September 6th, 2023|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The school bus service is no longer fit for purpose and needs to be completely overhauled as a matter of urgency. “For a second year running parents and students are left without school bus tickets [...]

17 04, 2023

SUSI is now open to receive applications for the 2023/24 academic year

By | April 17th, 2023|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have received confirmation that the SUSI grant application for academic year 2023/24 is now open for applications. There are important changes to the Student Grant Scheme announced in Budget 2023 which include an increase [...]

13 02, 2023

Proposed new National School Building projects for Tuam progressing

By | February 13th, 2023|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have received confirmation that progress is being made with the proposed new National Schools Building Project for Tuam. “The Minister for Education has confirmed to me that the building project for the school is [...]

13 02, 2023

Challenges Minister for Education to ensure School Transport Plans for September 2023 are put in place now to avoid last year’s mess.

By | February 13th, 2023|Education, Galway East, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have challenged the Minister for Education to make timely decisions in February on how she wants the School Transport to operate from September 2023. “These decisions are required now to allow for the Schools [...]

12 02, 2023

Athenry New Schools Projects progressing.

By | February 12th, 2023|Athenry Area, Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have received confirmation from the Minister for Education that progress is being made on the building projects to amalgamate Athenry Boys and Athenry Girls National Schools and the proposed Gaelscoil campus. “The Minister has [...]

28 08, 2022

Calls on the Education Minister to immediately clarify what is happening with the school transport fiasco

By | August 28th, 2022|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I am calling on the Education Minister to immediately clarify what is happening with the school transport fiasco. “Since the announcement of free transport her Department are unable to cope with the demand. There has [...]

23 08, 2022

Minister needs to intervene to resolve to School transport fiasco

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

I have called on the Minister for Education to intervene and immediately sort out the school bus fiasco. I have received calls from hundreds of parents who have been refused bus tickets despite their willingness [...]

22 08, 2022

School Transport in disarray as parents are being refused bus tickets

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

I have received many representations from concerned parents that their children are not getting school bus tickets this year despite the fact that they got them in previous years. “The Government announced free transport to [...]

29 06, 2022

Galway Roscommon Education & Training Board to appoint a Design Team for the new National School for Tuam

By | June 29th, 2022|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have been informed by the Minister for Education that GRETB have now signed a service level agreement with the Department of Education to deliver the new amalgamated Primary School for Tuam The Department have [...]