31 12, 2019

Happy New Year 2020

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I wish everyone a peaceful, prosperous and healthy New Year. I look forward to working with you all in 2020. My constituency office will re-open on the 6th Jan. Please feel free to contact me [...]

27 12, 2019

PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL

By | December 27th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

Craughwell National School's extension project will be submitted to the Department of Education for approval in early January. This a very important project for the community of Craughwell and I am delighted that progress has [...]

27 12, 2019

PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL

By | December 27th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Craughwell National School's extension project will be submitted to the Department of Education for approval in early January, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has reported. Minister Canney said: "This a [...]

27 12, 2019

LATEST POPULATION STATISTICS UNDERLINE NEED FOR RURAL GROWTH – CANNEY

By | December 27th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has outlined a suite of measures to support Rural Ireland after latest figures showed a slight decline in populations in highly rural or remote areas [...]

27 12, 2019

BIOGAS THE FUTURE BUT SENSIBLE PLANNING REQUIRED – CANNEY

By | December 27th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Biogas is a greener way of generating energy but the location of plants producing the fuel needs sensible planning, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney said: "Biogas [...]

23 12, 2019

WELCOME GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE OVER AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

By | December 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

A special Cabinet meeting recently approved a series of initiatives on future job creation and new technology. Among those agreed was licensing for the testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads. This is very good [...]

23 12, 2019

PROCUREMENT RULES FOR SMALL JOBS SHOULD BE EASED

By | December 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Procurement rules should be eased to help schools, voluntary groups, sports clubs and local organisations with carrying out small projects with public money. I have raised this matter with the Minister for Public Procurement, Patrick [...]

21 12, 2019

FUNDING AWARDS TO GALWAY EAST ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS

By | December 21st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Animal welfare organisations in Galway East are to receive €63,500 in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I am delighted that our local animal welfare organisations are being supported in this [...]

21 12, 2019

CANNEY WELCOMES FUNDING AWARDS TO GALWAY EAST ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS

By | December 21st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Animal welfare organisations in Galway East are to receive €63,500 in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Welcoming the awards, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney said: [...]

20 12, 2019

LAUNCH OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION OF DRAFT NATIONAL VOLUNTEERING STRATEGY

By | December 20th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Launch Events, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

As Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, I launched a public consultation process today for the draft National Volunteering Strategy 2020-2025. Volunteers make a vital contribution to Irish society, developing [...]