National Posts
National posts and information articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
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03, 2020
MEAT FACTORIES MUST STOP COVID-19 PROFITEERING
I fully support the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association in accusing meat factories of profiteering during the global health crisis. It makes absolutely no sense for lamb prices to be cut by up to [...]
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03, 2020
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY SPIRIT
In times of adversity, one of our great strengths is our sense of community. The way in which we care for and protect the most vulnerable in our society is a measure of that strength. [...]
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03, 2020
IMMEDIATE HELP NEEDED FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR
The tourism and hospitality sector needs urgent help in the face of a sharp fall-off in bookings in the wake of the Covid-19 virus. I am calling on the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue to [...]
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03, 2020
FEE FOR ONE-YEAR DRIVING LICENCES REMOVED
The Government has removed the fee for one-year driving licences for people with medical conditions who need to have their licence renewed annually. This is a very positive initiative that will ease the financial burden [...]
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03, 2020
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GOVERNMENT STATEMENT MARCH 12
Full Statement by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar On measures to tackle Covid-19 Washington, 12 March 2020 Good morning, I need to speak to you about Coronavirus and Covid19. For the past few weeks, the Government [...]
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03, 2020
MEETING INHFA
I met with Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association in Dublin today. The INHFA works for disadvantaged farmers. Their key issues are CAP, livestock, land designations and rural communities.
5
03, 2020
CYSTIC FIBROSIS MEETING
I met with Cystic Fibrosis Ireland in Dublin this morning to discuss issues with delivery of services for people with Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland.
5
03, 2020
VISIT TO THE EMERALD ISLE SENIORS SOCIETY IN TORONTO
Delighted to have time during my PDAC schedule to visit the Emerald Isle Seniors Society in Toronto. They gave me a great welcome! The Emerald Isle Seniors are supported through the Global Irish Emigrant Support [...]
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03, 2020
PDAC CONVENTION IN TORONTO
Visiting the Ireland exhibition at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention 2020 in Toronto. I was joined by Ireland's Ambassador to Canada Jim Kelly and Eibhlin Doyle of the Exploration and Mining [...]
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02, 2020
TREE TAPPING IN LONGFORD
I visited Derraghan Woods, Co. Longford to inspect one of Bord na Mona's new enterprises. Tapping birch trees for their liquid is popular in Finland and the Baltic states because of the range of health [...]