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
SWEDISH ROYAL VISIT
Today I had the pleasure of opening the Ireland-Sweden Digital Infrastructure Summit 2019 today at Ericsson in Athlone. I held a very informative bilateral meetings with the Swedish Minister for Energy and Digital Development Anders [...]
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05, 2019
REHAB FUNDING WELCOME
I very much welcome news that the Government has agreed to provide an additional €2 million in funding for Rehab. The group faced a funding crisis as a result of additional health services it provided [...]
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05, 2019
ENTERPRISE EXCELLENCE IRELAND
I was honoured to open the Enterprise Excellence Ireland Conference 2019 in Croke Park this morning. The conference brings together companies and organisations from across Ireland and Europe to discuss the implementation of Lean management [...]
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05, 2019
WELCOME EXTENSION FOR RURAL TRANSPORT INITIATIVES
The Government has announced that its pilot programmes for evening and late night rural transport services will be extended until the end of the year. The pilot Local Link programmes had been due to expire [...]
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05, 2019
FISHY FUN AT THE MUSEUM!
I caught a couple of smart fish when I went to the Natural History Museum in Dublin this week to launch Fishy Fun, a one-day family event at the museum later this year! The event, [...]
16
05, 2019
MY STATEMENT ON €50 MILLION EU AID FOR BEEF FARMERS
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has strongly welcomed news that the European Commission has agreed an exceptional aid fund for Irish beef farmers. The fund is to compensate farmers for [...]
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05, 2019
YOUNG SOCIAL INNOVATORS’ AWARDS
I was delighted to present Gold, Silver and Bronze awards at the Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards at Croke Park today. The awards recognise and celebrate youth-led social innovation. More than 6,000 young [...]
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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 [...]