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School Secretaries need to have their work recognised
I support school secretaries in their fight for equal treatment in their pay and conditions at work. There are over 1,000 school secretaries who are being treated unequally by the Department of Education. “I raised [...]
SUSI Closing date
Online applications for SUSI student grants for the 2020/21 academic year close on Thursday 5th November 2020. If a student has started an application but not yet completed it, they should do so before the [...]
Case for Regional Ireland presented to Ministers Donohoe and McGrath ahead of Budget
Galway East TD Seán Canney, along with his colleagues in the Regional Independent group of TDs presented their pre-Budget submission to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform at a [...]
I welcome funding for local charities from the COVID-19 Stability Fund
I welcome funding for some local charities from the COVID-19 Stability Fund. “This was a scheme that was devised by Michael Ring and I from the Dormant Account Fund when we were in Ministerial office [...]
Welcome progress on Gort Lowlands Flood Relief Scheme
I have been informed by Galway County Council that the Feasibility Report for the Gort Lowlands have identified a potential scheme that is both environmentally acceptable and cost beneficial. “This is great news for the [...]
Confirmation that development of the old Grove site in Tuam is to proceed to tender and construction
I have received confirmation that the tender for development of the Mental Health Day Hospital site in Tuam will go to tender in October and the HSE intend to appoint the contractor in January 2021. [...]