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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05, 2019
WESTERN COUNTIES TO RECEIVE INVESTMENT OF €938 MILLION IN BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
The National Broadband Plan will give a tremendous boost to the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) region which stretches along the Western Seaboard from Kerry to Donegal. The Government’s investment in high speed broadband under will [...]
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05, 2019
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN WILL TRANSFORM RURAL IRELAND
The Government has given the green light to the €2.97 billion National Broadband Plan, the biggest single investment in Rural Ireland since electrification. This is tremendous news. The plan will deliver connectivity to every home [...]
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05, 2019
SCHOOL DIGITAL CHAMPIONS @ GOOGLE
I had a great morning at the Foundry @ Google for the School Digital Champions Showcase event. Students from 53 schools were exhibiting, all bursting with ideas about digital futures and possibilities. They had plenty [...]
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05, 2019
GET YOUR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS IN EARLY!
GET YOUR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS IN EARLY! Thanks to Brexit, we are now experiencing a record number of passport applications. I am advising everyone to get their applications in early to avoid any last minute stress. [...]
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05, 2019
PEATLANDS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SCHEME LAUNCHED
PEATLANDS COMMUNITY I very much welcome the launch of the 2019 Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme by my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan TD. The Scheme aims to encourage local [...]
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05, 2019
NEW FOREST OWNER PAYMENTS
NEW FOREST OWNER PAYMENTS More than 4,000 forest owners who applied for their annual premium payments by paper application have received grants amounting to €15.4 million. The payments follow on from more than 6,000 payments [...]
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04, 2019
I WELCOME NEW JOBSEEKER’S BENEFIT FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED
JOBSEEKER'S BENEFIT FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED The Government is introducing a new social insurance benefit for the self-employed from this November. The Jobseekers' Benefit (Self-Employed) will support those who lose their self-employment and who have social [...]
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04, 2019
UP TO 60,000 PARENTS TO RECEIVE NEW PAID LEAVE
Paid Parental Leave I very much welcome the publication of proposed new legislation today, which means up to 60,000 parents are set to receive paid parental leave from November. All parents will each be entitled [...]
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04, 2019
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADCAST TASK FORCE
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADCAST TASK FORCE This week I chaired the ninth meeting of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Task Force at the Alex Hotel in Dublin. The task force includes all stakeholders in the [...]
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04, 2019
RESEARCH PLANS FOR TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND
TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND As Minister of State with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries sector, I was honoured to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Inland Fisheries Ireland and the School of Natural Sciences [...]