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07, 2019
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK FINANCING FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
The European Investment Bank's (EIB) approval of €4.8 billion in new financing for investment rural areas, energy transition, transport and the private sector is very welcome. It includes support for projects to improve communications in [...]
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07, 2019
KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM
While attending the United Nations High Level Political Forum in New York, I had the honour of giving the keynote address at a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) side event at the Permanent Mission of Ireland [...]
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07, 2019
CRINNIÚ @ PORTUMNA!
There is a full programme of events this Saturday July 20 to celebrate Portumna's rich heritage and its link to Lough Derg. Events for Crinniú include a conference entitled Portumna: A Celebration of People, Place [...]
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07, 2019
REPRESENTING IRELAND AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM
Busy times at the United Nations High Level Political Forum in New York, where I joined my ministerial colleague Catherine Zappone TD in speaking at a side event on Climate Action - the Role of [...]
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07, 2019
WELCOME GRANT FOR HEADFORD MUSIC WORKS
I want to congratulate Headford Music Works for its award of €4,692 from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht towards the purchase of musical instruments. The group is one of 34 not--for-profit and [...]
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07, 2019
TUAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE OPENING HOURS
The opening hours for Tuam Primary Care Centre are not fit for purpose and the HSE nationally needs to sort out the problem as a matter of urgency. We have a ridiculous situation whereby Tuam [...]
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07, 2019
IRELAND’S HIDDEN HEARTLANDS WEBSITE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
Failte Ireland are providing a training and investment programme to help Visitor Attractions and Activity Providers in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands to attract more customers by improving their websites. The purpose of the website improvement programme [...]
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07, 2019
CLÁR FUNDING FOR GALWAY EAST FIRST RESPONDER GROUPS
Great news that two Galway East groups are to receive funding for vital health support services from my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. Under Measure 3 of the CLÁR fund, which is [...]
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07, 2019
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE TO SEEK NEW FUNDING
I am urging community and voluntary support groups for older people to seek funding from a new €1 million Government grant scheme. I am delighted that new funding is being made available for these very [...]
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07, 2019
CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY AT ST OLIVER’S SCHOOL, TUAM
I recently visited the site of the new €4.3 million St Oliver's Special School in Tuam. It is great to see construction under way on what will be a state of the art school. The [...]