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
TUSLA NATIONAL CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORTS WEEK
Tusla is holding a series of special events across Ireland this week to highlight supports available for families and children. The National Child and Family Supports Week will include a number of venues in Galway [...]
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05, 2019
NEW SECURITY INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED TO MAKE RURAL IRELAND SAFER
My Department has launched two new initiatives to make isolated, vulnerable and older people in Rural Ireland safer in their homes. The Department for Rural and Community Development is funding the provision of carbon monoxide [...]
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05, 2019
NEW GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
I fully support the Government's new awareness campaign on sexual harassment and sexual violence. The media campaign called No Excuses has been launched by my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan. The [...]
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05, 2019
LYME DISEASE AWARENESS
I met Mary and Benin Smyth originally from Tuam at the Lyme Disease awareness event outside the Dáil this week. The Department of Neurology at University Hospital Galway has reported that the Galway region has [...]
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05, 2019
FREIGHT INCREASE BOOSTS CASE FOR WESTERN RAIL CORRIDOR
International Warehousing and Transport company (IWT) has announced it is increasing its freight services between Ballina, Co Mayo, and Dublin Port by 30% this month. The company, which operates services in conjunction with Irish Rail, [...]
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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 [...]