The Community Call fora received approximately 1,000 calls nationally yesterday. They made approximately 400 follow-up calls to people who have contacted them. Nationally, since the end of March, the Community Call Fora have received approximately [...]
Power and industrial emissions fell 8.7% last year according to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is very positive news as the Government's Climate Action Plan, launched by my Department last year, [...]
Now is the time for eligible students to apply for the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grants for the 2020-2021 academic year. Online applications opened today (Thursday April 23) and all those new to the [...]
The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has introduced a new service to bring COVID-19 testing personnel to vulnerable people who are unable to attend test centres. This is a very welcome initiative by the association. The [...]
The COVID-19 Emergency Fund is a grant programme to provide funding to groups that are directly involved in the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the immediacy of works related to COVID-19, the Council [...]
My department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, has ringfenced €1 million from the Anti-Dumping Initiative to combat the upsurge of illegal dumping during the COVID-19 crisis. Illegal dumping is a health [...]
Galway East TD and Minister of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Seán Canney has welcomed an 8.7% fall in power and industrial emissions last year. The cut in greenhouse [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on eligible students to apply for the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grants for the 2020-2021 academic year. Minister Canney said: "Online applications [...]
The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has introduced a new service to bring COVID-19 testing personnel to vulnerable people who are unable to attend test centres. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney [...]
COCOONING VIDEO A video has been produced to explain cocooning. It can be easily shared and viewed here https://youtu.be/QZD7SHmVhA4 FIFTEEN MINUTES OF DAILY ACTIVITY AND FITNESS RTÉ has launched a 15-minute programme to help older [...]
