Health

Health services information and articles by public representative Sean Canney TD located in Tuam, for Galway East constituency in the West of Ireland

14 07, 2025

Minister Canney Welcomes Strengthened Oversight and Accountability in HSE through New Health (Amendment) Bill

By | July 14th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the Government’s approval of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2025, describing [...]

9 07, 2025

Minister Seán Canney Welcomes Government Move to End Discrimination Against Cancer Survivors in Mortgage Protection Insurance

By | July 9th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has today welcomed Cabinet agreement to prioritise new legislation that will enshrine [...]

4 07, 2025

Minister Seán Canney Welcomes Planning Application for Emergency Department Extension at Portiuncula University Hospital

By | July 4th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Press Releases|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the announcement that the HSE has lodged a planning application [...]

20 06, 2025

Minister Seán Canney Welcomes €10,400 in Funding for Parent and Toddler Groups in Galway East

By | June 20th, 2025|Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Education, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has warmly welcomed the allocation of €10,400 in Government funding to ten [...]

14 05, 2025

Minister Seán Canney Welcomes Expansion of Innovative Dyspraxia Programme into the West

By | May 14th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Leader of the Independent Team of Ministers and Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports, has welcomed the delivery of key elements of the POTTS Programme (Partnering [...]

12 05, 2025

Minister Seán Canney welcomes new GP locum cover initiative for rural and remote areas

By | May 12th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Leader of the Independent Team of Ministers and Minister for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports, Seán Canney TD, has warmly welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, of [...]

26 10, 2024

Government need to support Self Employed people with they are unable to work due to ill health.

By | October 26th, 2024|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Dunmore, Education, Farming, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, National, Newsletter, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Tourism, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

I have again highlighted the unfair treatment of self-employed people when they fall sick. At present they cannot avail of Illness Benefit and often have no income when they are out sick. The person cannot [...]

17 10, 2024

Newsletter August 2024

By | October 17th, 2024|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Dunmore, Education, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Homepage, Housing, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, Newsletter, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Sporting, Tourism, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

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16 10, 2024

Pieta House decision to relocate services in Tuam is a regressive move.

By | October 16th, 2024|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have today expressed bitter disappointment at the decision by Pieta House to relocate their services in Tuam. “Pieta is walking away from a facility that was purpose built, was discreet and offer a wonderful [...]

21 09, 2024

Regional Group Calls for Abolition of Means Testing for Carer’s Allowance ahead of Budget 2025

By | September 21st, 2024|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

TDs Seek Cross-Party Support for Introducing a Non-Means Tested Participation Income for Family Carers. I along with my colleagues in the Regional Group of Deputies is urging the Government to abolish means testing for Carer's [...]