I raised a number of issues relating to the Security & Defence aspects of Budget 2021 including - Increase in Garda numbers with the intake of 620 new trainees and a big investment in the vehicle fleet. Garda Infrastructure - need to invest from a refurbishment and new build perspective across the ...
The Portarlington Business Association will hold a Public Meeting (Webinar) on Tuesday, 20 October, at 7pm on Urban Regeneration of Portarlington Town. The meeting will be addressed by Simon Wall, Architect with Mayo County Council, who was deeply involved with the transformation of Westport from a coastal town ...
I am delighted to receive confirmation from the Department of Education and Skills that St. Marks Special School (Newbridge), Patrician Post Primary School (Newbridge) and Cross & Passion (Kilcullen) are included on the NDFA Devolved School Building Programme. The programme, entitled the Devolved Schools ...
It has been decided that from today, Tuesday 6 October, the country will be placed on Level 3 under the Plan for Living with COVID-19, for three weeks. This action is based on a review of the current public health advice and is in response to the deteriorating situation with the virus in Ireland. For full ...
Congratulations to the principal, staff and students of St. Paul’s Secondary School, Monasterevin on the news that construction of the new school build will commence soon. This is great news for the whole school community. Looking forward to similar good news for Colaiste Isogáin in Portarlington and the Curragh ...
Delighted to confirm Simple But Needed (SBN), a privately held developer of comprehensive safety and risk management software systems, headquartered in San Francisco, California, today announced that it is to set up its European Headquarters in Kildare Town with plans to employ 20 people over three years in the ...
In the Dáil this week, I raised a number of issues relating to the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendments) Bill 2020. I welcome and support these amendments to what I consider, an important piece of legislation. As the unambiguous and irrefutable nature of financial investigations ...
Another productive meeting in Portarlington tonight with the Community Groups and Voluntary Organisations in the town. The meeting was led by Mark Prendergast (Prendergast Leadership) who gave a great insight into how to maximise achievement within our community groups and organisations. It was great to get together ...
In the Dáil, I asked the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, about the possibility of providing additional financial supports for Kildare, Laois and Offaly to support businesses following the local restrictions that were imposed in the three counties recently.
I very much welcome new State supports for the refurbishment of unoccupied social houses. This would be an ideal opportunity to bring run down unoccupied Department of Defence housing in the Curragh Camp back on stream for service personnel and their families. Funding Allocations - Kildare County Council ...
