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NEW MEASURES FOR CHILDCARE
New measures have been announced to assist childcare providers and parents plan for the reopening of services on June 29. The measures drawn upon expert guidance provided by the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) [...]
COVID-19 UPDATE FROM SAOLTA GROUP
I am sharing an update I received from Tony Canavan, CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group, about the response of our hospitals to the COVID-19 emergency. I acknowledge the great work that is [...]
THREE GALWAY PROJECTS GET MORE THAN €70,000 IN LEADER FUNDING
Three Galway East projects have been allocated a total of €70,619 in LEADER funding. Galway Rural Development Company has been allocated €35,000 to develop a community biodiversity education and awareness programme for six community organisations, [...]
PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL EXTENSION PROJECT
I have received confirmation that the tender pre-qualification for Craughwell National School's extension has been completed and candidates have been short-listed. I am pleased that significant progress has now been made. The next stage will [...]
€3.4 MILLION INVESTMENT IN KILRICKLE AND KILCOOLEY GROUP WATER SCHEME APPROVED
The long-awaited €3.4 million group water scheme for Kilrickle and Kilcooley has been approved by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy TD. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán [...]
OPPORTUNITY FOR GALWAY COMMUNITIES TO APPLY FOR RECREATION FUNDING
I am urging Galway East community and leisure groups to apply for funding under the €10 million Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme which has been launched today. The scheme is part of a €30 million package [...]