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SCHOOL TRANSPORT REFUNDS TO BE ISSUED TO FAMILIES
The Department of Education has announced that families will receive refunds for school transport fees for periods of schools closures. The payments will issue at the end of the school year once the exact period [...]
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 [...]