It’s been a busy few weeks in the life of waste processing in the greater Naas area, and in particular on one stretch of road along Kerdiffstown and Monread, where not one but three current or proposed waste complexes have received permissions, injunctions or stays of execution over the recent while. I summarise below the [...]
There has been much furore over the past few days about a proposal to construct a bio-energy, power generation plant at Kerdiffstown (Sallins) to be accessed via the Monread road.
In brief the plant would ‘compost’ organic waste materials to produce an effluent gas which would then be converted to power / electricity. This is a [...]
I recently published one for Sallins and here is one for Johnstown. A reasonably low level update of what I’ve done and what I’d like to do in the particular area:
Good news on Kill school – The tender has completed and a contractor is in the process of being appointed. The new school is expected [...]
An Roimh Aire, Teachtaí Dála , Comhairleoirí agus Cairde
Minister, Deputies, fellow candidates and friends…
It is a great honour to address you here tonight as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Kildare County council.
The first step of my journey occurred last June when I was nominated by my home cumann of Sallins. I am very grateful for [...]
Grants schemes are available to many different local groups and organisations, ranging from residents committees to social supports, from environmental initatives to local festivals. The deadline for 2009 applications is 18th March and I would encourage anyone involved to start applying now. I produce below full information courtesy of Kildare and Naas Town councils:
Groups in [...]
I’ve spent a bit of time in Johnstown over the past while, meeting and talking with residents and I’ve itemised below a few of the things I’ve been working on.
Flooding
The village has suffered chronic flooding in recent years and the last few Summers haven’t helped. I looked into this last year and a meeting ocurred between [...]
A number of local area plans are currently under review and pre-draft submissions were taken last week.
I think the process offers an important opportunity for community input, often the dates tick by with only a few landowners sending anything for consideration, it is important the wider view is taken by someone too and the local [...]
The old Johnstown garden centre was a landmark location, known to all, whether you spent a bank holiday perusing the pergolas or daily drove past it along the N7 it was somewhere we all knew well. The N7 road widening project marked the end of the line for the old site and a new improved [...]
I’ve spoken before about the pressing case for a new school at Kill, and progress had gone particularly well recently with permission granted, site procured, tenders issued etc during the Summer. Well the final piece of the puzzle came last weekend when the Minister included it amongst seven schools in Kildare to get funding and [...]
Some good news came in last week for parents and pupils of Kill National School and surrounds, with the news that permission had been granted for a new 960 pupil facility to proceed at Kill Hill. The site had alreay been aquired and the planning application was submitted in June so it the process has [...]