Education

Education related posts and information articles by Sean Canney TD located in Tuam, for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland

18 03, 2025

Welcomes Further Expansion of Special Classes in Galway with Additional Announcement for Belclare NS Tuam

By | March 18th, 2025|Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome the announcement by Minister for Education, Helen McEntee, of an additional special class at Scoil An Chroí Ró-Naofa, Belclare Tuam, building on the nine new special classes sanctioned for Galway last month as [...]

28 02, 2025

Welcomes Approval for Athenry Campus School Project to Proceed to Tender.

By | February 28th, 2025|Athenry Area, Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I warmly welcome the Department of Education’s approval for the Athenry Campus school project to proceed to tender. The project, which falls under the Large-Scale Capital Programme, will see significant investment in local educational infrastructure, [...]

22 02, 2025

Welcomes Approval to proceed with Additional Accommodation at Tierneevin NS.

By | February 22nd, 2025|Education, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have received confirmation that the Department of Education have issued approval to proceed with an extension to Tierneevin National School, Gort. The extension consists of two Special Education Tuition rooms for the provision of [...]

21 02, 2025

Welcomes Government announcement of €1.9m contract for continuation of the National Training Programme for Special Needs Assistants

By | February 21st, 2025|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome Government confirmation that a contract has been awarded to Atlantic Technological University (ATU) for continued provision of the national training programme for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from September 2025. Further to a procurement [...]

9 11, 2024

Receives confirmation that additional classroom accommodation is planned for Clarin College Athenry

By | November 9th, 2024|Athenry Area, Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Receives confirmation that additional classroom accommodation is being planned for Clarin College Athenry. I have received confirmation from the Minister for Education that the Department of Education are advancing additional accommodation for Clarin College Athenry [...]

26 10, 2024

Government need to support Self Employed people with they are unable to work due to ill health.

By | October 26th, 2024|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Dunmore, Education, Farming, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, National, Newsletter, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Tourism, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

I have again highlighted the unfair treatment of self-employed people when they fall sick. At present they cannot avail of Illness Benefit and often have no income when they are out sick. The person cannot [...]

17 10, 2024

Newsletter August 2024

By | October 17th, 2024|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Dunmore, Education, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Homepage, Housing, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, Newsletter, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Sporting, Tourism, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

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2 09, 2024

Canney – Independent Regional Group TDs Publish Pre-Budget Submission 2025: Advocating a better future for all.

By | September 2nd, 2024|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Dunmore, Education, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Homepage, Housing, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, National, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Sporting, Tourism, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

Sean Canney Independent TD along with the Independent Regional Group of TDs published their pre-budget submission 2025 today urging the Government to adopt an integrated approach with clear, actionable goals in its final budget. The [...]

19 03, 2024

Safe routes to School programme needs to be fully funded to allow works to be carried out.

By | March 19th, 2024|Athenry Area, Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The Safe Routes to School Scheme is moving too slowly with only 12 schools across County Galway out of 65 registered for the scheme have to date been sanctioned for funding. Even more worrying is [...]

19 01, 2024

Calls on Government to expedite delivery of new Trinity National School for Tuam

By | January 19th, 2024|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I  have called on the Government to expedite the delivery of the long awaited new national school for Tuam. The three national schools amalgamated into Trinity National School in September 2019 as required by the [...]