Press Releases from Minister Sean Canney TD.
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes extension of Holiday Hunger Pilot Programme to support 42,000 children
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval for a one-year extension of the Holiday Hunger [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes launch of new Quantity Surveying Apprenticeships at ATU
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has warmly welcomed the launch of a new suite of Quantity Surveying [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes legislation to support €105 million investment in Post Office Network
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval of legislation that will underpin a €105 million [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes first-ever Special Needs Assistant Workforce Development Plan
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the launch of Ireland's first-ever Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Workforce [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes new childcare fee caps and record €480 million investment in early learning and childcare
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the announcement of new maximum fee caps for early learning [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes extension of Back-to-School Allowance as 4,654 Galway families set to receive automatic payment
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the extension of the Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance to [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes opening of €20 million Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the launch of the 2026-2027 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS), [...]
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06, 2026
Over 7,000 Galway carers to receive Carer’s Support Grant payment this week
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the payment of the annual Carer’s Support Grant to 7,386 [...]
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06, 2026
Minister Canney encourages Galway businesses to avail of SEAI supports as over €3.68 million delivered locally
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, is encouraging businesses across Galway to take a look at the wide [...]
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05, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes opening of fuel support scheme for specialist horticulture growers
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the opening of a new fuel support scheme for specialist [...]