National Posts
National posts and information articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
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09, 2019
HAVE “ONE GOOD IDEA” FOR CLIMATE ACTION
I am urging Galway primary and post primary students to come up with One Good Idea about energy saving and climate action and then to make a short film about it.
23
09, 2019
RESTORE THE REHABILITATIVE TRAINING ALLOWANCE
The Rehabilitative Training Allowance for people with disabilities should be restored as a matter of urgency. The weekly allowance of €31.80 is currently being paid to 3,700 trainees but 400 students and new entrants will [...]
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09, 2019
DATA PRIVACY
I gave the keynote address at the National Data Privacy Conference in Dublin this week in my role as Minister for Digital Development. With the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data [...]
19
09, 2019
DEVELOPING RURAL IRELAND DIGITALLY
As the National Broadband Plan continues to be delayed, rural affairs and digital development have rarely been so intertwined in Ireland. Odrán Waldron talks to Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital [...]
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09, 2019
HAVE YOUR SAY ON RURAL IRELAND
It's time to have your say on the future of Rural Ireland. I am encouraging everyone to take part in a survey on Rural Ireland as part of a consultation process to develop a whole-of-Government [...]
27
08, 2019
1,000 NEW CHARGE POINTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
An extra 1,000 charge points for electric vehicles are to be rolled out under the Government's Climate Action Plan over the next five years. My Department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, [...]
26
08, 2019
LAUNCHING NATIONAL REUSE MONTH
As Minister of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, I had the pleasure of launching National Reuse Month at Collins Barracks in Dublin. The initiative, which will run for the [...]
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08, 2019
BE ALERT TO RAGWORT
Ragwort is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, particularly as the recent humid weather has led to a proliferation of the weed along roadsides. Farmers have to be especially vigilant because [...]
22
08, 2019
PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS
I very much welcome progress that has been made in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document that commits to a [...]
19
08, 2019
RIGHT MOVE ON DEEP RETROFIT HOMES SCHEME
I very much welcome the Government's decision to process all outstanding applications to deep retrofit homes for energy efficiency and to introduce a new scheme for national implementation. The decision by the Minister for Communications, [...]