Minister Canney receives plaudit as Best Minister of State from Irish Times Columnist

Galway East TD and Minister of State for the OPW with responsibility for flood relief was the subject of national media attention at the weekend when he was considered Best Minister of State from Irish [...]

Shannon Flood Risk Group planning strategic maintenance works

Shannon Flood Risk Group takes unprecedented decision for the commencement of planning for strategic maintenance works to be carried out on the River Shannon. The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group at its [...]

Mr Sean Canney TD at the Independent People with Disabilities conference

My speech at the Independent People with Disabilities conference held at the Mullingar Park Hotel on December 1st 2016 to mark International Of Persons with Disabilities Today's occasion in Mullingar is to mark International Day [...]

By | December 1st, 2016|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Minister Canney welcomes minor works grants for local primary schools

Galway East TD and Minister of State at OPW and Flood Relief, Sean Canney has warmly welcomed details of a €28.5m minor works grant scheme for primary schools throughout the constituency. In total some 235 [...]

Minister Canney welcomes Health Department funding for local organisations

Galway East TD and Minister of State, Deputy Sean Canney has revealed that several organisations in the constituency are to benefit to the tune of over €126,000 from Department of Health Lottery Funding. The Department [...]

By | November 22nd, 2016|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Embrace FARM to Host Accident Support Group Meeting in Corralea Court Hotel, The Square, Tuam

Embrace FARM to Host Accident Support Group Meeting in Corralea Court Hotel, The Square, Tuam at 8 PM on Friday November 25 for bereaved families in the Galway, Mayo and Roscommon area. Peter Gohery, the [...]

By | November 15th, 2016|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

National Hydrology Conference 2016

This morning (15th November) I addressed the National Hydrology Conference 2016 which took place in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone. I opened my remarks by thanking the OPW and the Irish National Committees of the [...]

By | November 15th, 2016|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Minster Canney announces €2m for Targeted Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme and significant progress on Ireland’s approach to Flood Risk Management.

After attending today’s Government meeting, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Mr. Seán Canney T.D., has announced he has secured €2m for the introduction of a once-off targeted Voluntary [...]

Canney welcomes additional resource teacher allocation

Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief, Sean Canney TD, has welcomed the allocation of 430 additional resource teachers to schools to provide extra teaching support to children with special educational needs. ‘Resource teachers [...]

By | November 7th, 2016|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Progress on Athenry Boys N.S. – Minister Sean Canney

Galway East Independent TD Seán Canney has received confirmation that the Quantity Surveyor for the Athenry Boys National School is to be appointed and that the Design Team will then be in place to allow [...]