SUPPORTING FAMILY CARERS
I had a very useful meeting at the constituency office this week with Francis Kane, Carers Supports Manager for Family Carers Ireland in Galway. We discussed Family Carers Ireland's 2020 Budget submission. I am working [...]
MAJOR ATHENRY FOOD INNOVATION PROJECT READY TO PROCEED
Athenry's multi-million euro BIA Innovator campus is ready to move towards construction with the signing of the lease on the land for Teagasc to allow the project to proceed. I have received confirmation of the [...]
MAJOR ATHENRY FOOD INNOVATION PROJECT READY TO PROCEED
Athenry's multi-million euro BIA Innovator campus is ready to move towards construction with the signing of the lease on the land for Teagasc to allow the project to proceed. Galway East TD and Minister for [...]
DATA PRIVACY
I gave the keynote address at the National Data Privacy Conference in Dublin this week in my role as Minister for Digital Development. With the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data [...]
DEVELOPING RURAL IRELAND DIGITALLY
As the National Broadband Plan continues to be delayed, rural affairs and digital development have rarely been so intertwined in Ireland. Odrán Waldron talks to Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital [...]
CALLING ALL YOUNG SCIENTISTS!
I am calling on students from across Galway to submit their entries for the 2020 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).
FUNDING FOR GALWAY SLÁINTECARE PROJECTS
Galway health projects are to benefit from a €22 million fund under the Sláintecare Integration programme.
CANNEY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR GALWAY SLÁINTECARE PROJECTS
Galway health projects are to benefit from a €22 million fund under the Sláintecare Integration programme. In the heart failure category, successful projects included community cardiac diagnostics for Galway University Hospital and improvement of patient [...]
COPE MEALS4HEALTH VISIT
I had the pleasure of visiting COPE Galway's community catering facility, Meals4Health, recently. It offers a great service to the community providing nutritious meals suited to the dietary needs of older people. Meals can also [...]
NEARLY €14,000 FUNDING FOR SENSORY GARDEN IN LAWRENCETOWN
Lawrencetown Community Development Group is to receive €13,943 in CLÁR funding for a sensory garden.