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
Education related posts and information articles by Sean Canney TD located in Tuam, for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
Sean Canney Independent TD along with the Independent Regional Group of TDs published their pre-budget submission 2025 today urging the Government to adopt an integrated approach with clear, actionable goals in its final budget. The [...]
The Safe Routes to School Scheme is moving too slowly with only 12 schools across County Galway out of 65 registered for the scheme have to date been sanctioned for funding. Even more worrying is [...]
I have called on the Government to expedite the delivery of the long awaited new national school for Tuam. The three national schools amalgamated into Trinity National School in September 2019 as required by the [...]
I have received confirmation from SUSI that the online applications for a student grant in the 2023/24 academic year close on Thursday 2 November 2023. All students who still wish to apply for a student [...]
I have requested the Department of Education to fast track their building programme for Athenry to meet the increase demand for school places. As the secondary schools in Athenry are holding their open nights and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]