National Posts
National posts and information articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
23
04, 2019
UP TO 60,000 PARENTS TO RECEIVE NEW PAID LEAVE
Paid Parental Leave I very much welcome the publication of proposed new legislation today, which means up to 60,000 parents are set to receive paid parental leave from November. All parents will each be entitled [...]
22
04, 2019
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADCAST TASK FORCE
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADCAST TASK FORCE This week I chaired the ninth meeting of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Task Force at the Alex Hotel in Dublin. The task force includes all stakeholders in the [...]
20
04, 2019
RESEARCH PLANS FOR TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND
TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND As Minister of State with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries sector, I was honoured to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Inland Fisheries Ireland and the School of Natural Sciences [...]
18
04, 2019
GALWAY CHARITY HONOURED AT NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE COPE Galway has been honoured with a prestigious award at a recent national conference on volunteering. The charity, which deals with homelessness, domestic abuse and social isolation, received the award for Best [...]
18
04, 2019
CANNEY LAUNCHES ANALYSIS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
ANALYSIS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has launched the third annual report and analysis by Benefacts, an organisation that provides statistics on not-for-profit, voluntary and [...]
17
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 [...]
15
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. [...]
14
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 [...]
11
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 [...]