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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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05, 2020
NEW MEASURES FOR CHILDCARE
New measures have been announced to assist childcare providers and parents plan for the reopening of services on June 29. The measures drawn upon expert guidance provided by the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) [...]
30
05, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE FROM SAOLTA GROUP
I am sharing an update I received from Tony Canavan, CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group, about the response of our hospitals to the COVID-19 emergency. I acknowledge the great work that is [...]
30
05, 2020
THREE GALWAY PROJECTS GET MORE THAN €70,000 IN LEADER FUNDING
Three Galway East projects have been allocated a total of €70,619 in LEADER funding. Galway Rural Development Company has been allocated €35,000 to develop a community biodiversity education and awareness programme for six community organisations, [...]
29
05, 2020
PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL EXTENSION PROJECT
I have received confirmation that the tender pre-qualification for Craughwell National School's extension has been completed and candidates have been short-listed. I am pleased that significant progress has now been made. The next stage will [...]
29
05, 2020
€3.4 MILLION INVESTMENT IN KILRICKLE AND KILCOOLEY GROUP WATER SCHEME APPROVED
The long-awaited €3.4 million group water scheme for Kilrickle and Kilcooley has been approved by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy TD. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán [...]
29
05, 2020
OPPORTUNITY FOR GALWAY COMMUNITIES TO APPLY FOR RECREATION FUNDING
I am urging Galway East community and leisure groups to apply for funding under the €10 million Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme which has been launched today. The scheme is part of a €30 million package [...]
29
05, 2020
PROGRESS FOR NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IN GALWAY
Progress has been made with the National Broadband Plan (NBP) in County Galway. The first phase of the implementation plan is well under way. Nationally 22,000 premises have been surveyed, including several areas of County [...]
28
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 [...]
28
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 [...]