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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11, 2016
Minister Canney welcomes Health Department funding for local organisations
Galway East TD and Minister of State, Deputy Sean Canney has revealed that several organisations in the constituency are to benefit to the tune of over €126,000 from Department of Health Lottery Funding. The Department [...]
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11, 2016
National Hydrology Conference 2016
This morning (15th November) I addressed the National Hydrology Conference 2016 which took place in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone. I opened my remarks by thanking the OPW and the Irish National Committees of the [...]
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11, 2016
Minster Canney announces €2m for Targeted Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme and significant progress on Ireland’s approach to Flood Risk Management.
After attending today’s Government meeting, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Mr. Seán Canney T.D., has announced he has secured €2m for the introduction of a once-off targeted Voluntary [...]
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11, 2016
Canney welcomes additional resource teacher allocation
Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief, Sean Canney TD, has welcomed the allocation of 430 additional resource teachers to schools to provide extra teaching support to children with special educational needs. ‘Resource teachers [...]
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11, 2016
Bill to ban fracking has full support of Government – Minister Sean Canney
Galway East TD and Minister of State Sean Canney has said the Government fully supports legislation that has been introduced to the Dail that aims to ban fracking in the country. Minister Canney said the [...]
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11, 2016
Lowering level of Lough Allen
I recently (18 October, 2016) attended the fifth meeting of the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group in Government Buildings in Dublin. An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D. also addressed the Group which [...]
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10, 2016
Sean Canney speech in Dail Eireann on The Budget.
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Budget as published. Firstly, I acknowledge the work of my Independence Alliance colleagues in the preparation of the budget with our partners in Government Fine Gael and [...]
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10, 2016
Minister Seán Canney addresses the Irish National Flood Forum Conference in Ballinasloe, Co Galway – Saturday, 15th October 2016.
Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, Seán Canney today (15 October, 2016) gave the opening address at the Irish National Flood Forum Conference in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Speaking [...]
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10, 2016
Budget 2017 is good news for rural Ireland – Canney
Galway East TD Seán Canney has welcomed provisions in Budget 2017 which he says are good news for rural Ireland. Among the items highlighted by the Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief are [...]
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10, 2016
Inclusion of flood-related measures in new Housing Bill
I recently (30th September) welcomed the inclusion of flood-related measures in new legislation that the Government has agreed to prioritise for enactment before year end. Following my appointment as Minister of State with special responsibility [...]