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

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 [...]

3 06, 2022

Department of Education confirm no funding available for a Sports Hall for Seamount College, Kinvara, Co. Galway.

By | June 3rd, 2022|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Department of Education confirm no funding available for a Sports Hall for Seamount College, Kinvara, Co. Galway. I have received confirmation from the Minister for Education that there is no funding presently available to build [...]

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 [...]

31 03, 2022

Welcome designation of the Atlantic Technological University from tomorrow 1st April

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

The designation of the Atlantic Technological University for Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal is a positive move and will provide a positive impact to the economy in the region and the country at large. “As [...]