CANNEY WELCOMES FUNDING INCREASE FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE IRELAND

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 [...]

By | May 24th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

TAOISEACH’S SUPPORT FOR PORTIUNCULA HOSPITAL WELCOME – CANNEY

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for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, should happen as soon as possible because the hospital's facilities are very out of date.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 [...]

By | May 23rd, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

TAOISEACH SUPPORTS NEW PORTIUNCULA UNIT

I was very pleased to hear the Taoiseach say this week that the new 50-bed unit for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, should happen as soon as possible. It is a very positive sign. The Taoiseach acknowledged [...]

By | May 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

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 [...]

WELCOME NEWS ON REHAB FUNDING AGREEMENT – CANNEY

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 [...]

By | May 22nd, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

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 [...]

By | May 22nd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Launch Events, National|0 Comments

GONE FISHIN

There are a lot of people fishing for votes this week but I started the week concentrating on pursuing the aquatic kind. As part of my ministerial responsibility for Inland Fisheries Ireland, I had a [...]

By | May 20th, 2019|Blog, Farming, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

SPORTS CAPITAL GRANTS FOR GALWAY EAST

I am delighted to announce Galway East and nearby surrounding areas have received.more than €440,000 in sports capital grants from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The grants, which are for equipment only, include [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES SPORTS CAPITAL GRANTS FOR GALWAY EAST

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 [...]

By | May 19th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

WELCOME EXTENSION FOR RURAL TRANSPORT INITIATIVES – CANNEY

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 [...]

By | May 17th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments