Council clarify if it accepted and confirmed surrender of the leases for the sports field at Rickardstown

My second question at 16th of January’s MD meeting, ‘Can the council clarify if it accepted and confirmed surrender of the leases for the sports field at Rickardstown and outline a clear timeline for Sarsfields/Newbridge United to take possession of the land? Here is the report issued by: Mr S Wallace, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent, […]

Council clarify the delay in contacting a volunteer/s for town and county twinning committees

My first question at 16th of January’s MD meeting, ‘Can the council clarify the delay in contacting a volunteer/s for town and county twinning committees? Here is the report issued by: Ms AM Conneely, A/Senior Executive Officer, Economic Community & Cultural Development,  ‘The volunteer’s contact details were passed on to the relevant twinning committees whose […]

Council provides certainty, clarity and fairness in relation to the LPT grants funding process

My second motion at 16th of January’s MD Meeting, ‘That the council provides certainty, clarity and fairness in relation to the LPT grants funding process by clarifying the deadline for applications and the criteria for application and selection. Here is the report issued by: Ms S Kavanagh, Director of Services, Economic, Community & Cultural Development. ‘The […]

Council clarify if the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District has an expert representative on the Local Enterprise Office, Evaluation and Approvals Committee

My adjourned motion at 16th of January’s MD meeting, ‘That the council clarify if the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District has an expert representative on the Local Enterprise Office, Evaluation and Approvals Committee, how members of the committee are recruited and remunerated and if the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District is not represented, that the council consider that either […]

Council address issues arising from the location of pedestrian crossings at Allenwood crossroads

My first motion at 16th of January’s MD meeting, ‘That the council address the issues arising from the location of the pedestrian crossings at Allenwood crossroads to include a report of the traffic counting exercise completed last year. Here is the report issued by  Ms E Wright, Senior Executive Officer, Roads Transportation and Public Safety […]

Local Authority Waters Programme

The Local Authority Waters Programme have launched an open call for applications for funding under the Community Water Development Fund 2019. Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 12th February 2019 at 7.00pm.   The Community Water Development Fund aims to support communities in progressing water related projects and initiatives, delivering benefits locally whilst […]