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Local TD, Minister Hildegarde Naughton and Minister of State Seán Canney, Independent TD for Galway East and Councillor Alan Cheevers, have welcomed the granting of over €1.1 million to 16 community centres in Galway under the Community Centre Investment Fund.

Independent TD for Galway East, Minister Seán Canney, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Education, Helen McEntee, of 209 new special classes sanctioned by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for the 2025/2026 school year, with a strong emphasis on additional supports for students in Galway and the west.

The Help to Buy Scheme should be extended to first time buyers who purchase derelict sites, and that such sites be exempt from planning and development charges.

The increase in toll charges, which came into effect on January 1, were “ill timed, unfair, and are adding further costs” to already “hard-hit motorists”.

Independent TD Seán Canney wants the HSE to install an X-ray facility at the Tuam Primary Medical Centre as a matter of urgency.

Seán Canney TD has welcomed news that a planning application is under way for the refurbishment of Loughrea Town Hall.

It is unacceptable that agriculture has become “a target for carbon emission reductions” without Government providing “genuine measures” to facilitate a Just Transition for farmers and their families.

More than €1.8 million of the Government’s Student Hardship Fund will go towards providing financial and mental health supports for third-level students in Galway.

Mature students making the “brave decision” to return to full time education need to be “supported and not punished” for doing so.

The Government must increase the amount of funding for the Local Improvement Scheme to for maintaining roads which are not maintained by the local authorities.