Great news that Kildare, Laois & Offaly are set to receive funding to support national youth organisations, and local youth services and clubs across the constituency. Kildare & Wicklow - €87,666.50 Laois & Offaly - €32,302.23 Funding to benefit young people in the constituency is vital ...
Delighted to see that funding has been announced for Portarlington & Castledermot under the €7 million Streetscape Enhancement Initiative to improve the local streetscape. The funding from the Department of Rural Development is to fund projects including the likes of the following: Strategic ...
Great news that so many sports clubs and organisations across the constituency are set to receive funding under the Sports Capital & Equipment Programme. This funding has been provided to help community sports groups purchase equipment and upgrade their facilities. Well done to all the Kildare, Laois ...
The funding will support local authorities in enhancing outdoor urban space and improving walking and cycling infrastructure. Local authorities are invited to apply under the funding stream for short term measures which will help create safe outdoor urban spaces for the public. The measures will need to be ...
Independent TD Cathal Berry has welcomed the significant funding which has been allocated for the regeneration of Portarlington Market House and Square. The project is for the refurbishment and immediate reuse of the Market House located in the centre of the town. The market house will be reimagined as the central ...
Improving the safety and security of people in the Portarlington area has been a major focus of mine in recent months. Good to see some tangible improvement being announced this week. More Gardaí are still needed on the streets, but good progress on infrastructure nonetheless. Upgrades to eight Garda Stations in ...
The Covid-19 Vaccination portal is now open to those aged 65-69. People can register using their PPS number, phone number and Eircode. They will then be called for vaccinations from next week. Register online if possible. If you can't register online or you don’t have a PPS number, you can call HSE Live on ...
I welcome the funding that has been allocated to Kildare, Laois and Offaly under the Transitional LEADER programme for the period of 2021-2022, as part of a €70 million national package. LEADER has always been about a ground-up, community-led approach. It has been a source of great support and will continue ...
I very much welcome the Our Rural Future plan being announced today. It’s an initiative I’ve been pushing for some time now. Great opportunity for the constituency to capitalise on the relocation of workers from Dublin to our rural towns and villages. People should be able to live and work in their own county should ...
Great to see such positive progress taking place in Portarlington & surrounding areas! Some of the major upcoming plans and key projects we will be working on include the Portarlington Regeneration Strategy which will help to tackle dereliction in the town and restore the town centre, the Flood Relief ...
The 37 Covid-19 vaccination sites which will be used for the public to access a Covid-19 vaccine have been announced. The following three sites will be set up in Kildare, Laois and Offaly. Kildare - Punchestown Racecourse, Naas Laois - Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise Offaly - Faithful Field GAA Centre, ...
We are considering a proposal to install CCTV in Portarlington. It is important to make our town and surrounding areas as safe and secure as possible for residents, businesses and all who visit. This proposal would ensure that cameras were fitted on all roads leading into town and at other strategic locations ...
