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12, 2019
VOLUNTEER IRELAND AWARDS
As Minister for Community Development, I was honoured to give the opening address at the Volunteer Ireland awards in Blanchardstown, Dublin, last week. Volunteers make an invaluable contribution to Irish society, supporting vibrant and inclusive [...]
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12, 2019
PPN FUNDING INFORMATION EVENING
We had a very busy and well-attended funding information workshop at the Ard Rí House Hotel in Tuam last week that was hosted by Galway County Public Participation Network (PPN). It is very important that [...]
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12, 2019
PROGRESS FOR CLARIN COLLEGE FOOTPATH
I am pleased to report there has been good progress on the footpath linking Athenry town to the new Clarin College. Construction of the college is also progressing well. When Clarin College is completed, the [...]
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12, 2019
€1 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
I am delighted to announce funding of €1 million from my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, under the Small Capital Grants scheme for social enterprises. The allocations for 124 social enterprises from [...]
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12, 2019
ADULT EDUCATION AWARDS
I presented certificates at the Adult Education Awards in the Ard Ri Hotel, Tuam, last night, along with Cllr Mogie Maher, chair of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board.
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12, 2019
FUNDING OPPORTUNUNITY FOR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS
I am urging community and voluntary groups in Galway East to apply for funding under the Community Support Scheme 2020.
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12, 2019
MORE €1 MILLION SUPPORT AWARDED TO ASSIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMME
More than €1 million in funding has been allocated for the Community Service Programme (CSP) Support Fund in 2020. This will be pending the outcome of a review of the CSP, which is nearing completion. [...]
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12, 2019
ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM FOR KILRICKLE NATIONAL SCHOOL
Very welcome news today that Kilrickle National School has received approval for an additional mainstream classroom. I want to congratulate the students, parents, principal, staff and the Board of Management on this funding. I also [...]
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12, 2019
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND LAUNCH
I attended the launch of the 2020-2022 Social Enterprise Development Fund in Dublin this week. The €1.6 million fund is administered by Social Innovation Fund Ireland in partnership with Local Authorities Ireland and funded by [...]
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12, 2019
€530 MILLION CELTIC INTERCONNECTOR GRANT
This week I had the honour of representing Ireland in Brussels at the signing of the Celtic Interconnector agreement with the European Commission.