PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL

Craughwell National School's extension project will be submitted to the Department of Education for approval in early January, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has reported. Minister Canney said: "This a [...]

By | December 27th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

LATEST POPULATION STATISTICS UNDERLINE NEED FOR RURAL GROWTH – CANNEY

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has outlined a suite of measures to support Rural Ireland after latest figures showed a slight decline in populations in highly rural or remote areas [...]

By | December 27th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

BIOGAS THE FUTURE BUT SENSIBLE PLANNING REQUIRED – CANNEY

Biogas is a greener way of generating energy but the location of plants producing the fuel needs sensible planning, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney said: "Biogas [...]

By | December 27th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

WELCOME GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE OVER AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

A special Cabinet meeting recently approved a series of initiatives on future job creation and new technology. Among those agreed was licensing for the testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads. This is very good [...]

By | December 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

PROCUREMENT RULES FOR SMALL JOBS SHOULD BE EASED

Procurement rules should be eased to help schools, voluntary groups, sports clubs and local organisations with carrying out small projects with public money. I have raised this matter with the Minister for Public Procurement, Patrick [...]

By | December 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

FUNDING AWARDS TO GALWAY EAST ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS

Animal welfare organisations in Galway East are to receive €63,500 in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I am delighted that our local animal welfare organisations are being supported in this [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES FUNDING AWARDS TO GALWAY EAST ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS

Animal welfare organisations in Galway East are to receive €63,500 in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Welcoming the awards, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney said: [...]

By | December 21st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

LAUNCH OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION OF DRAFT NATIONAL VOLUNTEERING STRATEGY

As Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, I launched a public consultation process today for the draft National Volunteering Strategy 2020-2025. Volunteers make a vital contribution to Irish society, developing [...]

NEW ALDI STORE FOR TUAM

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed Galway County Council's decision to grant planning permission for a new Aldi store in Tuam town centre, The store will be located at [...]

By | December 20th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

NEW ALDI STORE FOR TUAM

I have received very positive news that Galway County Council has made a decision to grant planning permission for a new Aldi store in Tuam town centre. It will be located at the Glynn Hardware [...]

By | December 20th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments