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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04, 2019
EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT IRELAND CONFERENCE
EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT I was delighted to address the European Youth Parliament Ireland Conference at the main hall of St Joseph's Patrician College in Nun's Island, Galway, today. The aims of the Parliament are to [...]
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04, 2019
ELECTRICS EELS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Inland Fisheries Ireland I had the pleasure of being joined by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton for the launch of Inland Fisheries Ireland's new electric vehicles. [...]
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04, 2019
CALL FOR RURAL REGENERATION FUND APPLICATIONS
RURAL REGENERATION FUND APPLICATIONS This week I attended the Rural Opportunities roadshow in Donegal run by my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. The roadshow has been run in all four provinces to [...]
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04, 2019
EU Digital Day in Brussels
EU Digital Day I had the honour of representing Ireland at EU Digital Day in Brussels this week. I signed three declarations: On women in digital; digitising cultural heritage; and strategies for agriculture and rural [...]
1
04, 2019
INCREASE IN ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS
ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES I'm encouraged by the latest figures which show a sharp increase in the number of hybrid and electric vehicles on our roads. Latest figures from the Department of Transport show that there [...]
1
04, 2019
FAIRER WATER CONNECTION RATES INTRODUCED
WATER CONNECTION RATES I am pleased to say that a new standardised regime for water connections has come into effect today. Our local authorities had been charging up to 57 different rates for new connections, [...]
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04, 2019
€3 MILLION FUNDING TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL DUMPING
CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL DUMPING Welcome news that the Government has announced €3 million in funding for its Anti-Dumping Initiative to crack down on illegal fly-tipping. It is a serious problem throughout the West and [...]
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03, 2019
LAUNCH OF IMPACT IN ACTION BY BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY IRELAND
LAUNCH OF IMPACT IN ACTION BY BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY IRELAND Great atmosphere today at the Business in the Community Ireland launch of its latest #ImpactInAction map detailing leading businesses' contribution to local communities in [...]
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03, 2019
WEST APPRENTICES SHINE AT NATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION
WEST APPRENTICES SHINE AT NATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION I had a great experience visiting the Ireland Skills Live exhibition at the RDS over the weekend. The event, which promotes trade apprenticeships as a career path, included [...]
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03, 2019
Functions in Sofia as part of St Patrick’s Day visit
Functions in Sofia as part of St Patrick's Day visit I was honoured to meet prominent Irish business people at the Ambassador's residence in Sofia. Later I delivered a speech at a St Patrick's Day [...]