Seán Canney

Independent · Galway East

Activity on Education and Training — 20 events (15 lobbying · 4 questions · 1 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  National College of Ireland Education and Training

  • To thank DPOs listed for their support in achieving capital funding from DFHERIS and to discuss ongoing operational funding inequities.
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training

  • Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
• 2026-01-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Development Education Association Education and Training

  • Presenting our new vision and roadmap for Global Citizenship Education to political stakeholders
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Fórsa trade union Education and Training

  • Letter and emails seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers. There was also a briefing held for Oireachtas members in the Oireachtas AV room.
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  National College of Ireland Education and Training

  • NCI's capital requirements in the context of Programme for Government
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  CUMANN LEABHARLANN NA H-EIREANN. (THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND) Education and Training

  • Correspondence in relation to the Programme for Government discussions and the expansion of school libraries in Ireland
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  The Union of Students in Ireland Education and Training

  • Lobby day email
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Vulcan Consulting Limited Education and Training

  • Capital and current investment across the higher and further education landscape in Ireland.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  National College of Ireland Education and Training

  • Inclusion of NCI capital requirements in Budget 2025 and/or programme for Government
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  National Adult Literacy Agency Education and Training

  • We advocated for three commitments in the next programme for government: (1) Ringfence funding for additional adult upskilling at Levels 1-4 on the NFQ (2) Put targeted resources behind Government literacy strategies (3) Appoint a Minister of State for Lifelong Learning
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Education and Training

  • Construction Safety Licencing Bill 2022 / Construction Licencing Authority
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Education and Training

  • Education - IFA submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Support for Agricultural Education
• 2025-01-13
  LOBBY
  Dyslexia Association of Ireland Education and Training

  • Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams
• 2025-01-09
  LOBBY
  Young Social Innovators Education and Training

  • Roger Warnock (CEO) and Gerry Fitzpatrick (Chairperson) contacted the following TDs to request that they please retain Youth Social Innovation in the next Programme for Government. The TDs contacted are as follows: Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe, Neale Richmond, Jennifer Carroll McNeill, Sean Canney, Norma Foley.
• 2025-01-07
  LOBBY
  INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation Education and Training

  • New Government must work hand-in-hand with primary teachers to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education and to build a system that reflects Ireland's aspirations for the future.
• 2024-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an indication of the composition of the operational guidelines working group operating under the auspices of Education and Training Boards Ireland; if there is sectorial input from staff currently working within ETB Youthreach designated centres and community training centres that provide the Youthreach programme; how the input data are being gathered; if those data are being gathered through the extended Education and Training Boards Ireland-issued follow-up sectoral response survey last month to the 16 ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20197/24]
• 2022-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the Board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department's policy mission to develop Ireland's further and higher education and research and innovation system to ensure that they are capable of meeting the diverse needs of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60120/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department’s policy mission to develop Ireland’s further and higher education and research and innovation system to ensure they are capable of meeting the diverse needs of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57841/22]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a problem being faced by education and training board part-time tutors seeking to access the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the current situation is unfair on part-time employees of ETBs; his plans to address the inequality in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37972/20]
• 2019-07-10
  VOTE
  Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–68