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COMMUNITY CALL UPDATE
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 [...]
8.7% FALL IN POWER AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
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, [...]
TIME FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR SUSI GRANTS
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 [...]
IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY TESTING INITIATIVE
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 [...]
UPDATE ON GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND
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 [...]
€1 MILLION RINGFENCED TO TACKLE UPSURGE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING
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 [...]