Press Releases from Minister Sean Canney TD.
KILTIERNAN FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME NEARING COMPLETION – CANNEY
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed news that the Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen Flood Relief Scheme is nearly finished.
CANNEY CONGRATULATES GALWAY EAST TIDYTOWNS WINNERS
Milltown has won the overall county award for Galway in the annual TidyTowns competition.
CANNEY URGES OVERHAUL OF CARE SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
A complete overhaul of the State's attitude to providing care for older people at home is urgently needed, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney's comments followed recent [...]
CANNEY URGES SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CLUBS TO APPLY FOR DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney is calling on new clubs in Galway East to apply for Club Development Funding. The funding is available from Galway Sports Partnership for recently established [...]
CANNEY CALLS ON BEEF TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE OFFAL REGULATIONS
The new Beef Task Force should review regulations around offal as a matter of urgency, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney.. Minister Canney said farmers had raised the issue [...]
CHARITIES’ INCOMES SET TO BE BOOSTED THANKS TO TUAM WEB COMPANY BREAKTHROUGH
A Tuam-based web company has become the first company in Ireland to get permission from the Revenue Commissioners to introduce a new e-signature process which could help charities receive millions of euro in additional income. [...]
CALL FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT NEW MONIVEA NATIONAL SCHOOL
A pedestrian crossing is urgently needed at the new Monivea National School, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney said he and Cllr Gabe Cronnelly had made a [...]
PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL – CANNEY
Emergency roof works at Craughwell National School are to go to tender with the works expected to be carried out during the mid-term break, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán [...]
GALWAY STUDENTS URGED TO HAVE “ONE GOOD IDEA” FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Galway primary and post primary students are being encouraged to come up with One Good Idea about energy saving and climate action and then to make a short film about it. Galway East TD and [...]
CANNEY CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF REHABILITATIVE TRAINING ALLOWANCE
The Rehabilitative Training Allowance for people with disabilities should be restored as a matter of urgency, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney said: "The weekly allowance of [...]