Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed a Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An [...]
The deadlines for applications for two grant schemes currently being run by the Royal Irish Academy are to be extended. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the deadline for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon [...]
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has provided further details to support the Childcare sector. These measures will: Help to ensure that the Childcare Sector is in a position to reopen after Covid-19; Provide [...]
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and An Post have announced today that a #Covid_19 Public Information booklet will be delivered to every household. The guide offers information about Ireland and [...]
Following last week's launch of the Government Action Plan for Community Response to COVID-19 by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this is a reminder that the department has an email helpline for registered [...]
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland has died. The patient is a male and in the east of the country, with an underlying health [...]
A reminder that there is a national helpline older people who have concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. ALONE - the organisation that supports older people - is operating the helpline in association with the Department [...]
CABINET ALSO APPROVES NEW PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES ON NPHET RECOMMENDATIONS The Government has today announced a National Covid-19 Income Support Scheme to provide financial support to Irish workers and companies affected by the crisis. In [...]
A reminder for volunteers, volunteer groups, community groups and those wishing to offer their services as volunteers. To support the community response to COVID-19, the Department of Rural and Community Development has developed a suite [...]
As TD for Galway East and Minister for Community Development, I am calling on people to go the extra mile to support charities if they are in a position to do so. Most of our [...]
