The Government's Restart Grant offers direct aid of between €2,000 minimum and €10,000 for businesses based on their commercial rates bill from 2019. The scheme applies to small businesses with a turnover of under €5 [...]
An Post has announced €2 million worth of business supports for Small and Medium Enterprises. The package of measures includes the introduction of a €1 million direct mail marketing fund for SMEs, discounted prices for [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed his Department's decision to continue to make TidyTowns funding for 2020 available even though the competition for this year has been cancelled. Minister [...]
A Government commitment to provide additional funding for Pieta House when the COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme expires has been warmly welcomed by Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. The charity, [...]
I have received confirmation that the tender for road realignment at Twenty Minute Hill on the N83 Tuam to Dunmore Road will be published in the coming weeks. This section of road has been subject [...]
The deadline for applications to the COVID-19 Innovate Together Philanthropy Fund is next Wednesday May 27. The fund is aimed at supporting charities, community/voluntary organisations and social enterprises with the challenges faced by the crisis. [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has received confirmation that the tender for road realignment at Twenty Minute Hill on the N83 Tuam to Dunmore Road will be published in the [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation to immediately introduce online training for construction workers to obtain or renew Safe Pass cards. [...]
The Western Development Commission (WDC) plays a central role in developing policy for the Western region and promoting the West as a place for living, working and doing business. One of my key political policies [...]
Many shows cannot proceed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic but I am delighted that my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, has decided that the funding offered for this year can [...]
