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
AN POST INITIATIVE FOR OLDER AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE
I very much welcome the Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An Post and the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) - [...]
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03, 2020
ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY GRANT SCHEME DEADLINES EXTENDED
The deadlines for applications for two grant schemes currently being run by the Royal Irish Academy are to be extended. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the deadline for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon [...]
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03, 2020
SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDCARE SECTOR
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has provided further details to support the Childcare sector. These measures will: Help to ensure that the Childcare Sector is in a position to reopen after Covid-19; Provide [...]
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03, 2020
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET TO BE DELIVERED TO EVERY HOME
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and An Post have announced today that a #Covid_19 Public Information booklet will be delivered to every household. The guide offers information about Ireland and [...]
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03, 2020
VOLUNTEER HELPLINE AND INFORMATION
Following last week's launch of the Government Action Plan for Community Response to COVID-19 by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this is a reminder that the department has an email helpline for registered [...]
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03, 2020
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NATIONAL COVID-19 INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME
CABINET ALSO APPROVES NEW PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES ON NPHET RECOMMENDATIONS The Government has today announced a National Covid-19 Income Support Scheme to provide financial support to Irish workers and companies affected by the crisis. In [...]
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03, 2020
PLEASE SUPPORT CHARITIES
As TD for Galway East and Minister for Community Development, I am calling on people to go the extra mile to support charities if they are in a position to do so. Most of our [...]
23
03, 2020
DOs and DON’Ts for VOLUNTEERS and for those RECEIVING ASSISTANCE
Here are some dos and don'ts from my Department's Action Plan for Communities. VOLUNTEERS Safety should be your number one priority and make sure you have thesafeguards in place to protect you while you carry [...]
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03, 2020
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE – FOR EVERYONE’S SAKE
Everyone needs to observe social distancing in the fight against the Covid-19 virus. Most people are following the guidelines of staying two metres apart but some people are not and this is irresponsible. We are [...]
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03, 2020
GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS SUPPORTS FOR EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, has provided an update on developments regarding her Department’s employer refund scheme which allows the employer to pay the worker €203 and receive a refund from [...]