The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has introduced a new service to bring COVID-19 testing personnel to vulnerable people who are unable to attend test centres. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney [...]
COCOONING VIDEO A video has been produced to explain cocooning. It can be easily shared and viewed here https://youtu.be/QZD7SHmVhA4 FIFTEEN MINUTES OF DAILY ACTIVITY AND FITNESS RTÉ has launched a 15-minute programme to help older [...]
Measures have been introduced to extend a range of vehicle requirements, including NCT tests and driving licences. The extensions follow the closure of a number of Road Safety Authority Services because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs has hit out at illegal dumping following a sharp increase in the activity as a result of COVID-19. Minister Canney's department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action [...]
Application Forms and Guidelines are now available for the Covid-19 Emergency Fund for community groups and organisations. The fund supports related to the COVID-19 community response, in particular those offering frontline services. Eligible applicants are [...]
My ministerial colleague, Michael Ring TD, the has today announced the cancellation of the TidyTowns competition for 2020 in the interests of public health and safety. In a statement, Minister Ring said: “For over 60 [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed measures to extend a range of vehicle requirements, including NCT tests and driving licences. The extensions follow the closure of a number of [...]
The weekly payment of €350 under the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme will be processed today for approximately 584,000 people. These payments will be lodged into their nominated bank account or post office tomorrow, 21st [...]
The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme has been a landmark intervention introduced to support business and employees at this time of national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 46,000 employers are registered with Revenue for the [...]
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, driver licences and learner permits due to expire before 30th June 2020 will now be valid for a further four months. The same extensions apply to certificates of competency [...]
