SCBI Supporting Agri Investment Since its establishment at the end of 2017 the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SCBI) has provided 11,567 loans totalling €330 million to the agriculture sector. €185 million of this money [...]
New micro generation electricity scheme A pilot scheme has been launched to help householders generate electricity from solar panels and an increase in grant supports for home insulation has also been announced. The new pilot [...]
Flood relief funding for Sliabh Carran Housing Estate in Gort I have received confirmation from the Office of Public Works that they are allocating €108,000 to Galway County Council to carry out flood relief measures [...]
Canney welcomes announcement of €5 million Higher Education Innovation and Transformation Fund and announcement of Ring-fenced funding for Multi Campus Institutions. I welcome the announcement today by Minister Richard Bruton T.D. and the Minister of [...]
Canney calls for retention of over 55s on CE schemes I have called for changes to be made to the rules governing CE Schemes to allow participants who are aged over 55 to stay on [...]
Call for changes to Farm Inspection regime I have written to the Minister for Agriculture Mr. Michael Creed requesting a change to the Departments inspection regime for single farm payments. Presently once an inspection takes [...]
Investment in PE and computer science in local schools. Investment in educational facilities to allow schools to teach new leaving cert subjects such as PE and computer science was announced this week. The Convent of [...]
Chiropodist Services for Tuam I have received confirmation that Chiropodist Services will be available in the Primary Care Centre in Tuam. ‘I have been informed by the H.S.E. that they are presently recruiting a Chiropodist [...]
Kilmeen Cross improvements to have design completed shortly. Seán Canney T.D has received confirmation from Galway County Council that the design phase of the improvement works for Kilmeen Cross Loughrea are nearing completion. The improvement [...]
Seán Canney T.D. has welcomed the allocation of funding to Eyrecourt and District Cardiac First Responders in the sum of €4,080 and a sum of €10,460 to Killascobe Defibrillator group. Galway Mountain rescue received a [...]
