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 [...]

Canney – Welcomes funding of €10 million for Town & Village Renewal scheme

Galway East Independent TD Seán Canney, Minister of the OPW & Flood Relief welcomes funding for 172 towns and villages across the country which has been allocated in 2016. Rural Development is a key priority [...]

Bill to ban fracking has full support of Government – Minister Sean Canney

Galway East TD and Minister of State Sean Canney has said the Government fully supports legislation that has been introduced to the Dail that aims to ban fracking in the country. Minister Canney said the [...]

By | November 4th, 2016|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Canney welcomes funding for rural recreation projects

News that rural recreation projects throughout county Galway are to benefit from over €100,000 in funding as part of rural development funding announced this week has been warmly welcomed by Galway East TD Seán Canney. [...]

Lowering level of Lough Allen

I recently (18 October, 2016) attended the fifth meeting of the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group in Government Buildings in Dublin. An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D. also addressed the Group which [...]

By | November 1st, 2016|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Canney welcomes legislation to help turf cutters

News that 46 bogs are to be de-designated or partially de-designated as NHAs was welcomed this week by Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief. ‘Today (Wednesday), The Minister for Arts, [...]

Sean Canney speech in Dail Eireann on The Budget.

I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Budget as published. Firstly, I acknowledge the work of my Independence Alliance colleagues in the preparation of the budget with our partners in Government Fine Gael and [...]

By | October 17th, 2016|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Minister Seán Canney addresses the Irish National Flood Forum Conference in Ballinasloe, Co Galway – Saturday, 15th October 2016.

Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, Seán Canney today (15 October, 2016) gave the opening address at the Irish National Flood Forum Conference in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Speaking [...]