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ATHENRY GAELSCOIL CAMPUS MOVING AHEAD
I have been informed by the Department of Education that it is finalising the accommodation schedules for the new Gaelscoil campus in Athenry. The Department has also confirmed that once the schedules are ready, the [...]
IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION NEEDED TO RESOLVE PLANNING OVERSIGHT AT CLARIN COLLEGE
Athenry's new €20 million Clarin College building is being prevented from opening because of a planning oversight. There is huge frustration that the construction of the college has been completed but it cannot be opened [...]
PDAC CONVENTION IN TORONTO
Visiting the Ireland exhibition at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention 2020 in Toronto. I was joined by Ireland's Ambassador to Canada Jim Kelly and Eibhlin Doyle of the Exploration and Mining [...]
GALWAY LIBRARIES ALLOCATED MORE THAN €28,000 FOR SENSORY FACILITIES
Galway library network has been allocated €28,698 by the Department of Rural and Community Development towards the provision of sensory facilities around the county. I am delighted that my Department is supporting libraries in this [...]
SUPPORT SCHEMES FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
The Government has announced two Government schemes to support people and businesses affected by flooding. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) has activated the Humanitarian Assistance scheme for householders, while the Minister [...]
TREE TAPPING IN LONGFORD
I visited Derraghan Woods, Co. Longford to inspect one of Bord na Mona's new enterprises. Tapping birch trees for their liquid is popular in Finland and the Baltic states because of the range of health [...]