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Information and related articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
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06, 2019
DEADLINE FOR CHARITIES VAT COMPENSATION SCHEME
DEADLINE FOR CHARITIES VAT COMPENSATION SCHEME Legislation was passed at the end of last year to introduce a VAT Compensation Refund Scheme for charities. It is aimed at refunding the proportion of VAT paid on [...]
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06, 2019
RETURN OF THE BACK TO SCHOOL ALLOWANCE
I am very pleased that the Back to School Clothing and Footware Allowance will soon be available for eligible families. Budget 2019 provided for €56 million nationally to be made available for the allowance which [...]
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06, 2019
CHECK BEFORE YOU BOOK!
A valid passport is needed to travel on holiday. Please check your passport and your children's passport before you book. It is so easy to do, so my advice is do it today. Allow plenty [...]
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06, 2019
BOOST FOR KNOCK AIRPORT
Ireland West Airport Knock is to get a €5.7 million boost in Exchequer grants under the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport's Regional Airports Programme. This is a very welcome investment in our transport connectivity [...]
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06, 2019
WELCOME NEWS ON SPINRAZA DRUG FOR CHILDREN
Very important breaking news today that the Health Service Executive has approved the use of the drug Spinraza to treat children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Parents, including those in Galway East, have waged a [...]
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06, 2019
INFORMATION EVENING ON ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES
Information evenings about how to make your home more energy efficient and what grants may be available have been extremely popular throughout the constituency. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland will be holding a free [...]
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06, 2019
CHILDCARE GROUPS RECEIVE MORE THAN €300,000 FOR NEW PLACES
Great news that childcare groups in Galway East have been allocated more than €300,000 in capital funding to boost new childcare places in the constituency. The allocation is part of a €6.5 million investment nationally [...]
10
06, 2019
VOLUNTEER WORK FOR JOBSEEKERS
I am urging jobseekers to consider volunteer work to provide help to people and groups in need of support. To do so they can avail of the Voluntary Work Option programme offered by the Department [...]
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06, 2019
PLANNING EUROPE’S DIGITAL FUTURE
In my capacity as Minister for Digital Development, I represented Ireland at the EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council in Luxembourg today. There were several important and informative sessions and debates around future digitisation across [...]
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06, 2019
CLAIM YOUR TAX BACK!
Tens of thousands of people each year are missing out by failing to claim back their tax refunds. It is very important for family incomes to ensure that everyone claims their full entitlements. Tax refunds [...]