Press Releases from Minister Sean Canney TD.
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04, 2020
NEW ONLINE PROGRAMME FOR GALWAY FOOD START-UPS
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney is encouraging budding local food producers to engage with a new e-learning programme. The Digital School of Food course is being offered by the Department [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY URGES YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO APPLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING
Youth organisations have an opportunity to apply for Government funding to support climate action projects. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney is urging local organisations to seek funding from the €500,000 [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY CALLS ON ALL CAR INSURERS TO OFFER REFUNDS
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on all car insurance companies to offer refunds to recompense drivers for the COVID-19 restrictions. Minister Canney welcomed an announcement by some car [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY WELCOMES SCHOOL TRANSPORT REFUNDS
Parents and families of pupils availing of school transport will be getting refunds following the COVID-19 disruption to school openings. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney said: "This is a very [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY WELCOMES 8.7% FALL IN POWER AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
Galway East TD and Minister of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Seán Canney has welcomed an 8.7% fall in power and industrial emissions last year. The cut in greenhouse [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY URGES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR SUSI GRANTS
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on eligible students to apply for the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grants for the 2020-2021 academic year. Minister Canney said: "Online applications [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY APPLAUDS IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY TESTING INITIATIVE
The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has introduced a new service to bring COVID-19 testing personnel to vulnerable people who are unable to attend test centres. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney [...]
22
04, 2020
CANNEY WELCOMES RINGFENCING OF €1 MILLION FUNDING TO TACKLE UPSURGE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs has hit out at illegal dumping following a sharp increase in the activity as a result of COVID-19. Minister Canney's department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY WELCOMES EXTENSIONS FOR CAR TEST AND DRIVING LICENCES
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed measures to extend a range of vehicle requirements, including NCT tests and driving licences. The extensions follow the closure of a number of [...]
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04, 2020
CANNEY WELCOMES MOVE ON GLAS PAYMENTS
Payments for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme - GLAS - are to be brought forward by a month to help with farm cashflows. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney said: "This [...]