COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME 2019 I am urging community and voluntary not-for-profit groups to get their applications in for the Community Enhancement Programme 2019. The programme, which is funded by the Department for Rural and Community [...]
More than 4,000 forest owners who applied for their annual premium payments by paper application have received grants amounting to €15.4 million this week. The payments follow on from more than 6,000 payments made in [...]
JOBSEEKER'S BENEFIT FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED The Government is introducing a new social insurance benefit for the self-employed from this November. The Jobseekers' Benefit (Self-Employed) will support those who lose their self-employment and who have social [...]
NEW INITIATIVE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST RURAL CRIME I was in Airfield Estate in Dublin recently to launch a great new initiative in the battle against rural crime. Homeowners, farmers and businesses can now use [...]
Paid Parental Leave I very much welcome the publication of proposed new legislation today, which means up to 60,000 parents are set to receive paid parental leave from November. All parents will each be entitled [...]
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADCAST TASK FORCE This week I chaired the ninth meeting of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Task Force at the Alex Hotel in Dublin. The task force includes all stakeholders in the [...]
TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND As Minister of State with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries sector, I was honoured to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Inland Fisheries Ireland and the School of Natural Sciences [...]
SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has applauded the groundbreaking work of those offering support for people coping with memory loss and dementia. [...]
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME FOR GORT Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural and Community Development Seán Canney is urging the people of Gort and South Galway to support a new pilot outreach programme by [...]
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE COPE Galway has been honoured with a prestigious award at a recent national conference on volunteering. The charity, which deals with homelessness, domestic abuse and social isolation, received the award for Best [...]
