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Welcome for availability for High Speed Broadband in Galway East
I welcome the announcement by Imagine that they are now in a position to provide High Speed Broadband to homes and businesses in Tynagh, Ballynakill, Liss, Ballyshrule to Rural Portumna, Gurtymadden and Mullagh. “Priority will [...]
Dáil to consider change in law “to act as real deterrent against theft of pets”
Companion pets much more than property & law should reflect that. A motion will be considered in Dáil Éireann on Wednesday to increase the penalties for those who steal companion pets, a practice that has [...]
Calls for a Mediator to be appointed to resolve Special Needs Education as a matter of urgency
I have today proposed that a facilitator be brought in to help solve the impasse in relation to Special Needs Education. There is too much public rhetoric and now we need a solution “At a [...]
Canney welcomes funding for outdoor recreation projects in Laurencetown
Seán Canney TD this week welcomed funding for and outdoor recreation project in Laurencetown, Lismany and Kylemore. ‘I welcome the announcement of €40,000 to Galway County Council for the replacement of the wooden boardwalk trail [...]
Welcome exemption for over 70’s to provide medical report when applying for a driving licence
I welcome the announcement by the Department of Transport, that in light of the surge of Covid-19 cases and in order to ease the burden on medical services, there will be an extension in the [...]
Welcome continuation of TAMS for farmers.
I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture to facilitate the continuation of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) with Tranche 21 of the scheme to open on the 16th January and will close [...]