Link below to copy of the Draft Newbridge Town Transport Framework, produced by the National Transport Authority (NTA)

10102018 NTA Draft Newbridge Town Transport Framework-1

My second question at yesterday’s (19th Dec) MD meeting, ‘Can the council circulate the annual governance/financial report provided for each and any of the last four years where the Riverbank Arts Centre has provided reports to the council, as part of its terms of funding to include; clarification of how €64,000 was reported by the Arts Centre as a loan from the council contrary to the council’s own financial statement; and an explanation of how the Arts Centre plans to correct and balance its financial statement?

Report Issued by Ms S Kavanagh, Director of Services, Economic Community & Culture Development: This question will need to be referred to the Board of Riverbank Arts Centre for response. It is unlikely that a response will be available for the December meeting of the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District but we will forward the response to the members as soon as it is received.

My first question at yesterday’s (19th Dec) MD meeting, ‘Can the council provide a list of what land it owns in the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District of three acres or more?

Report Issued by: Ms S Kavanagh, Director of Services, Economic Community & Cultural Development : Please find attached a list of Kildare County Council sites measuring 3 acres plus, in the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District.

Please note the following:

 The list has been generated from the Property Interest Register, which is a work in progress. As such, the list is not complete or exhaustive.

 The list excludes unregistered sites and sites registered in the Registry of Deeds.

 The list excludes sites acquired for road improvements and cemeteries, as these plots are not available for any other purpose.

The list includes developed, part-developed and undeveloped sites. A detailed breakdown of current use would take a number of weeks to prepare. In addition, the maps contained in the Property Interest Register date back to 2017 and may not reflect the exact position on the ground.

Queries in relation to the current and future use of specific sites are best addressed to the Director of Services in the acquiring section, who will have the most up to date and accurate overview. Where the acquiring section is not known, queries can be referred to the Property Interest Register team through the CRM system.

Kildare County Council Sites of 3 Acres plus in the Kildare

My second motion at yesterday’s (19th Dec) 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 all municipal districts or no municipal district are represented on the committee.

Report: The Evaluation and Approvals Committee provides an impartial assessment of the requests for grant funding. Members serve in an unpaid capacity and were appointed following a public call for suitable members to serve on the committee.

The Role of the Committee

The membership of the Evaluation and Approvals committee brings together a wealth of experience across a diversity of areas of business expertise.

All projects being considered for financial support will be evaluated by the Evaluation and Approvals Committee and all projects under €50,000 may be approved by this committee in line with national enterprise policy. All projects over €50,000 will be evaluated and if endorsed by the Evaluations and Approvals Committee, recommended to the Enterprise Ireland Jobs Expansion Fund Committee for final approval.

The current membership is a follows

Peter Carey, Chief Executive, Kildare County Council

Charles Carri, John P Greely & Co.

James Cox, ex-BOI

Deirdre O’Neill, Enterprise Ireland

Declan Duke, IPC Consulting

Liam Doyle, AIB

Clodagh Huges, Bank of Ireland

Joe Moore, Maynooth University

My first motion at yesterday’s (19th Dec) MD meeting, ‘That councillors are provided with an update of the work of the Curragh Forum re protecting and promoting the Curragh Plains to include responses to previous requests that representations be made regarding a more broad representation on the forum; that the 21 acres of common land cordoned off by a private individual be opened; the promotion of the Curragh Plains trail application.

Report Issued by: Department of Defence, Newbridge, Co. Kildare : It is assumed that the “21 acres of common land cordoned off by a private individual” is an area of the Curragh Plains fenced by Kildare County Council /TII as part of the construction of the N7. The area is fenced and there is a gate onto the land. It has come to the attention of the Department of Defence that one of the sheep grazers was locking this gate. This lock has been removed and the individual has been advised that they do not have permission from the Department of Defence to lock this gate in future. (Further information attached). 

The following housing estates taken in charge by Kildare County Council will be assessed for the introduction of Jake’s Law signage;

• Bishopland
• Collaghknock Glebe
• Dunmurray
• Loughminane Green
• Lourdesville
• Maryville
• Dunmurray Court
• Cluain Aoibheann
• Farrenberge Glebe
• North Glebe
• Curragh Finn
• Bishopsland
• Pigeon Lane
• Dara Park
• Beechgrove
• Drumcree Court
• Rathbride
• Whiteabbey Lawns
• Ruanbeg Manor
• Elm Grove

The following housing estates taken in charge by Kildare County Council will be assessed for the introduction of Jake’s Law signage;

• Curragh Downs, Brownstown
• Curragh View, Brownstown
• Orchard Park
• Maddenstown Terrace

The following housing estates taken in charge by Kildare County Council will be assessed for the introduction of Jake’s Law signage;

• Ard Mhuire
• Beechgrove
• St. Patrick’s Park
• Annesboro View
• Housing Estate at Boyce’s Field
• Ballyderrig
• Doorley Park
• Doorley Court
• Pomeroy Park
• Tannery Wharf
• Temple Mills
• Preston Brook
• Doctors Court

The following housing estates taken in charge by Kildare County Council will be assessed for the introduction of Jake’s Law signage;

• Bodkin Place
• Church View
• Oaklawns