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05, 2020
RESTART GRANT INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The Government's Restart Grant offers direct aid of between €2,000 minimum and €10,000 for businesses based on their commercial rates bill from 2019. It opened for applications on May 22 and will close on August [...]
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05, 2020
PROGRESS FOR THE R333 ROAD PROJECT AT CLARETUAM
I have received confirmation that the road safety audit is now complete for the section of the R333 from the Claretuam junction to Belclare Community Sports Field. The audit has confirmed that this section of [...]
27
05, 2020
LAUNCH OF TOWN AND VILLAGE RENEWAL SCHEME 2020
I am delighted to announce that the €15 million Town and Village Renewal Scheme has been launched today. I am urging East Galway communities, businesses and organisations to apply for funding. The scheme will support [...]
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05, 2020
PROGRESS FOR KILVOLAN JUNCTION
Phase One of the Kilvolan junction in Caherlistrane is now complete. This involved the setting back of boundaries and building a new stone wall. I acknowledge the generosity of the Queally family and the support [...]
25
05, 2020
€5 MILLION CLÁR PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
I am delighted to announced the launch of the €5 million CLÁR scheme for 2020. This is a very important scheme for Rural Ireland and I am urging Galway community groups, schools, clubs and health [...]
23
05, 2020
LAUNCH OF GEOSCIENCE IRELAND REPORT ON BUSINESS CLUSTERS
This week, as Minister for Natural Resources, I joined Geological Survey Ireland staff by Zoom for the launch of Geoscience Ireland's report on the formation and maintenance of a successful business cluster. Geoscience Ireland was [...]
22
05, 2020
TIDYTOWNS FUNDING FOR GALWAY STILL AVAILABLE
I am delighted that my department has decided to continue to make TidyTowns funding for 2020 available even though the competition for this year has been cancelled. It was disappointing but unavoidable the 2020 competition [...]
22
05, 2020
RESTART GRANT FUND FOR BUSINESSES OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS TODAY
The Government's Restart Grant offers direct aid of between €2,000 minimum and €10,000 for businesses based on their commercial rates bill from 2019. The scheme applies to small businesses with a turnover of under €5 [...]
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05, 2020
WELCOME SUPPORTS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES FROM AN POST
An Post has announced €2 million worth of business supports for Small and Medium Enterprises. The package of measures includes the introduction of a €1 million direct mail marketing fund for SMEs, discounted prices for [...]
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05, 2020
REALIGNMENT FOR TUAM TO DUNMORE ROAD TO GO TO TENDER
I have received confirmation that the tender for road realignment at Twenty Minute Hill on the N83 Tuam to Dunmore Road will be published in the coming weeks. This section of road has been subject [...]