I warmly welcome the Department of Education’s approval for the Athenry Campus school project to proceed to tender. The project, which falls under the Large-Scale Capital Programme, will see significant investment in local educational infrastructure, [...]
I have received confirmation that the Department of Education have issued approval to proceed with an extension to Tierneevin National School, Gort. The extension consists of two Special Education Tuition rooms for the provision of [...]
I welcome the announcement that payments totalling €1.9 million have commenced issuing to farmers under the Baling Assistance Payment (BAP). The Baling Assistance Payment was introduced in summer 2024, as a once off measure, to [...]
I welcome Government confirmation that a contract has been awarded to Atlantic Technological University (ATU) for continued provision of the national training programme for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from September 2025. Further to a procurement [...]
I have today announced an investment Programme of €43,650,160 million for regional and local roads in 2025 for County Galway. This represents an overall increase of over 9.33% in funding this year for road and [...]
Seán Canney TD has received an update from Galway County Council on the Taking in Charge of the avenue road by the Council. Funding will be set aside in 2025 along with the Notice of [...]
Seán Canney TD has recently being informed by Galway County Council that they are now to proceed with the original proposed scheme for Bridge Street. The Scheme includes the widening of Bridge Street from the [...]
Galway County Council are presently carrying out surveys to design safety works on the L2123 Corofin road, from the soccer pitch to the junction with N83 Tuam to Galway Road. Seán Canney TD has been [...]
The proposed VAT reduction by Fine Gael, a Government Party, is a gesture that is too late for our small family business across the country. “Last Wednesday the Government had the opportunity to support an [...]
I have received confirmation that the Department of Community and Rural Development have given approval to proceed with the renovation of the Town Hall in Loughrea. “I allocated funding of €1.6 million for the renovation [...]
