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€40 MILLION SCHEME FOR BROADCASTERS
The latest Sound and Vision scheme announced today will offer €40 million in support for broadcasters over the next three years. The scheme provides funding for programme makers at national and local level for the [...]
SURVEY FOR BROADBAND DELIVERY BEGINS
The implementation of the National Broadband Plan in County Galway has begun. National Broadband Ireland vehicles are carrying out survey work around the county prior to the installation process. It is great to see the [...]
CONSTITUENCY OFFICE
My constituency office in Tuam is closed to the public until Monday March 30. This is in the interest of public health and safety and in line with the most recently-issued Government guidelines. We can [...]
FEE FOR ONE-YEAR DRIVING LICENCES REMOVED
The Government has removed the fee for one-year driving licences for people with medical conditions who need to have their licence renewed annually. This is a very positive initiative that will ease the financial burden [...]
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT MARCH 12
Full Statement by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar On measures to tackle Covid-19 Washington, 12 March 2020 Good morning, I need to speak to you about Coronavirus and Covid19. For the past few weeks, the Government [...]
€856,959 GRANT FOR GALWAY LOCAL ROADS
I am delighted to announce that Galway County Council has been allocated €856,959 for unadopted roads around the county under the Local Improvement Scheme. The grant from my department, the Department for Rural and Community [...]