Harbours in Galway and Mayo are to benefit from the Capital Investment Programme launched by my colleague, Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Michael Creed. A total of €28 million is being invested nationally under the 2017 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme. Under the Programme, €800,000 is being invested in the completion of… Continue Reading
The 2017 Action Plan for Education has been launched by my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, and contains over 400 actions and sub actions to be implemented in 2017 by the Department, its agencies and others across government. Importantly, timelines and points of responsibility have also been assigned. It is based… Continue Reading
Today (Friday) my colleague, the Minster for Health Simon Harris, has published the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s Report: Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review. For understandable reasons the introduction of any health product requires a great deal of research and scrutiny. While there is international research on this issue the publication of a report… Continue Reading
This week’s Geoscience Ireland figures on 2016 show that 30 new jobs were created in Galway last year by Geoscience Ireland member companies. An agency of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Geoscience Ireland is working in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to create and maintain jobs in the geoscience sector in Ireland. With 30… Continue Reading
With the publication of the initial Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework Plan I am urging the people of Galway and Mayo to make their views known during the consultation process. The initial plan, which has been published by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD, sets out the current… Continue Reading