Press Releases from Minister Sean Canney TD.
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes over €258,000 in Community Monuments funding for Galway East
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 allocation of €258,618.79 under the 2026 Community Monuments Fund [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes approval of new special classes for schools in Galway East
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 approval of new special classes for schools in Galway [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney outlines new Transport Support Scheme and delay in applying increase in Carbon Tax
Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has today confirmed a new Transport Support Scheme and a delay in [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes planning approval for Galway Outer Ring Road as major milestone for the region
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 decision by An Coimisiún Pleanála to grant planning [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes strong engagement in Primary School Survey
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 high level of engagement in the national Primary School [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney encourages farmer groups to apply for Producer Organisation support 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 encouraged farmer groups to consider applying as the Early-Stage Support for [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes €16.4 million fire service investment for Galway City and County
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 significant investment in fire service infrastructure across Galway under the [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes expansion of supports to bring vacant properties back into use
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 Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, with a [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes enhanced Local Area Hackney scheme to support rural transport
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 enhancements to the Local Area Hackney licence announced by the [...]
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04, 2026
Minister Canney welcomes progress on new Derelict Property Tax
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 progress on the development of a new Derelict Property Tax, [...]