My motion at Mondays (27th Nov) full Council Meeting ‘That the council follow the lead of other county councils around the country who have enhanced the transparency and accountability of their councils while protecting against misrepresentations of what happens in the chamber and introduce either streaming or transcription of council meetings. Here is the report […]
Major Capital Projects Upper Liffey Valley Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Contract – The plant upgrade for the “Liquid Stream” to 130,000 PE treatment capacity has been commissioned and is operational. Osberstown Sewerage Sludge Treatment Facility Upgrade – The Sludge Treatment Facility upgrade is being delivered together with the Wastewater Treatment Plant ‘Sludge Stream’ works […]
The Healthy Ireland at Your Library Programme will provide a range of resources including a comprehensive collection of books on health and wellbeing in all public libraries in Kildare, online resources, as well as local events and activities around the topic. Plans are in place for a serious of events and book stock is currently […]
The awards ceremony for the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards took place in Dublin on Thursday 23rd of November. Kildare Library Services were shortlisted in the Best Library Service Category for the Support to Secondary Schools Programme. The workshops cover a broad range of topics, supporting the curriculum, as well as career an personal development […]
Kildare Libraries have been approved for funding totalling €179,500 from the Department of Rural and Community Development. Kildare will provide matched funding of €59,833. The funding will go towards the purchase of self-service machines for libraries in Kildare, investment in the Work Matters Programme and book stock for children, family reading and literacy for the […]
The Draft Register of Electors 2018-2019 was published on 1st November and is currently on display at Kildare County Council’s offices and Libraries, Garda Stations, and Post Offices. People can check the register online at www.checktheregister.ie up until 25th November 2017 to make sure they are on the register and their details are correct. An […]
At the request of Joe Boland, Director of Services,Water & Environment, please see link below re: Dara Park – Preliminary Report on Flooding. Mr. Boland commissioned the report for the purpose of explaining the recent flooding event at Dara Park. Also, Mr. Boland wishes to make the following additional points: – The Council wishes to […]
Newbridge Community Library all of our events are free of charge and open to everyone, please remember to supply a contact number when booking by email For further information contact: web: www.kildare.ie/library email: newbridgelib@kildarecoco.ie phone: 045 – 448353 facebook.com/KildareCountyLibraryService twitter.com/kildarelibrary online catalogue: http://librariesireland.iii.com/iii/encore Please note that Newbridge Community Library will close for Christmas on Friday 22nd […]
(Sent 22nd of Nov) Dear Board Member I am writing to you the board of the KWETB to ask that we give serious consideration to how we should proceed in light of the Public Accounts Committee deep dissatisfaction with the stonewalling of the committee by the Chair and the Chief Executive. I formally ask that […]
Dear Chair I am writing to you in my role as member of the board of the KWETB to convey my serious concerns that the Chair of the KWETB mislead the committee yesterday when asked if the Chair had been advised by the Investigator, Mr Thorn regarding either his attendance and/or his responses to the Public Accounts Committee. […]