Press Releases from Minister Sean Canney TD.
BREAKTHROUGH IN SCHOOL SECRETARIES DISPUTE
A breakthrough has been made in the school secretaries and caretakers' dispute. Galway East TD and Minister of State Seán Canney assisted in brokering an agreement for the secretaries' and caretakers' union Fórsa and the [...]
CANNEY URGES REFORM OF PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed calls by Insurance Ireland to implement measures that will lead to the reform of personal injury awards.
CANNEY WELCOMES NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR GREENER HOMES
Future buyers of new homes can look forward to lower energy bills and warmer homes under new regulations being brought in under the Government's Climate Action Plan, according to Galway East TD and Minister of of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Seán Canney.
KILTIERNAN FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME NEARING COMPLETION – CANNEY
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed news that the Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen Flood Relief Scheme is nearly finished.
CANNEY CONGRATULATES GALWAY EAST TIDYTOWNS WINNERS
Milltown has won the overall county award for Galway in the annual TidyTowns competition.
CANNEY URGES OVERHAUL OF CARE SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
A complete overhaul of the State's attitude to providing care for older people at home is urgently needed, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney's comments followed recent [...]
CANNEY URGES SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CLUBS TO APPLY FOR DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney is calling on new clubs in Galway East to apply for Club Development Funding. The funding is available from Galway Sports Partnership for recently established [...]
CANNEY CALLS ON BEEF TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE OFFAL REGULATIONS
The new Beef Task Force should review regulations around offal as a matter of urgency, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney.. Minister Canney said farmers had raised the issue [...]
CHARITIES’ INCOMES SET TO BE BOOSTED THANKS TO TUAM WEB COMPANY BREAKTHROUGH
A Tuam-based web company has become the first company in Ireland to get permission from the Revenue Commissioners to introduce a new e-signature process which could help charities receive millions of euro in additional income. [...]
CALL FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT NEW MONIVEA NATIONAL SCHOOL
A pedestrian crossing is urgently needed at the new Monivea National School, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney said he and Cllr Gabe Cronnelly had made a [...]