27 04, 2020

ALL CAR INSURERS SHOULD OFFER COVID-19 REFUNDS

By | April 27th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Newsletter, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I am calling on all car insurance companies to offer refunds to recompense drivers for the COVID-19 restrictions. Some car insurance companies that are members of Insurance Ireland said last week that they would offer [...]

27 04, 2020

CANNEY CALLS ON ALL CAR INSURERS TO OFFER REFUNDS

By | April 27th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on all car insurance companies to offer refunds to recompense drivers for the COVID-19 restrictions. Minister Canney welcomed an announcement by some car [...]

25 04, 2020

SCHOOL TRANSPORT REFUNDS TO BE ISSUED TO FAMILIES

By | April 25th, 2020|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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 [...]

24 04, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES SCHOOL TRANSPORT REFUNDS

By | April 24th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Parents and families of pupils availing of school transport will be getting refunds following the COVID-19 disruption to school openings. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney said: "This is a very [...]

24 04, 2020

COMMUNITY CALL UPDATE

By | April 24th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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 [...]

24 04, 2020

8.7% FALL IN POWER AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS

By | April 24th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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, [...]

24 04, 2020

TIME FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR SUSI GRANTS

By | April 24th, 2020|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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 [...]

23 04, 2020

IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY TESTING INITIATIVE

By | April 23rd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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 [...]

23 04, 2020

UPDATE ON GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND

By | April 23rd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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 [...]

23 04, 2020

€1 MILLION RINGFENCED TO TACKLE UPSURGE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING

By | April 23rd, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

My department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, has ringfenced €1 million from the Anti-Dumping Initiative to combat the upsurge of illegal dumping during the COVID-19 crisis. Illegal dumping is a health [...]