The Government has amended proposed legislation to cut personal injury claims. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney said: "I very much welcome the decision to amend the Judicial Council Bill. "The [...]

The Government has announced increased funding for mountain rescue teams around Ireland. Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI), which includes ten rescue teams and the Search and Rescue Dogs Association among its members, will see its funding [...]

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the new 50-bed unit for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, should happen as soon as possible because the hospital's facilities are very out of date. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural [...]

The Government's agreement to provide an additional €2 million in funding for Rehab is welcome news for its Galway service users, Galway East TD and Minister for Community Development Seán Canney has said Rehab faced [...]

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed more than €440,000 in sports capital grants for the constituency and surrounding areas. The grants, which are for equipment only, include €94,391 for [...]

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 [...]

Galway East TD and Minister for Digital Development Seán Canney has congratulated Galway County Council on securing €45,000 in vouchers to install public WiFi hotspots around the county. The awards to Galway are part of [...]

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 [...]

The Government has launched two new initiatives to make isolated, vulnerable and older people in Rural Ireland safer in their homes. Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Natural Resources and Digital [...]

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs, Natural Resources and Digital Development Seán Canney has welcomed funding from the Department of Education and Skills for work at two Galway schools. The Department's School Building [...]