JOBSEEKER'S BENEFIT FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED The Government is introducing a new social insurance benefit for the self-employed from this November. The Jobseekers' Benefit (Self-Employed) will support those who lose their self-employment and who have social [...]
NEW INITIATIVE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST RURAL CRIME I was in Airfield Estate in Dublin recently to launch a great new initiative in the battle against rural crime. Homeowners, farmers and businesses can now use [...]
Paid Parental Leave I very much welcome the publication of proposed new legislation today, which means up to 60,000 parents are set to receive paid parental leave from November. All parents will each be entitled [...]
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADCAST TASK FORCE This week I chaired the ninth meeting of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Task Force at the Alex Hotel in Dublin. The task force includes all stakeholders in the [...]
TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND As Minister of State with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries sector, I was honoured to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Inland Fisheries Ireland and the School of Natural Sciences [...]
SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has applauded the groundbreaking work of those offering support for people coping with memory loss and dementia. [...]
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME FOR GORT Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural and Community Development Seán Canney is urging the people of Gort and South Galway to support a new pilot outreach programme by [...]
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE COPE Galway has been honoured with a prestigious award at a recent national conference on volunteering. The charity, which deals with homelessness, domestic abuse and social isolation, received the award for Best [...]
TUAM EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL Tuam Educate Together National School has been granted funding for its expansion so that it can increase its intake of pupils later this year. This is great news from the [...]
ANALYSIS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has launched the third annual report and analysis by Benefacts, an organisation that provides statistics on not-for-profit, voluntary and [...]
