A grant of up to a maximum of €30,000 will be available for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence, including the conversion of a property which has not been used as residential heretofore. This will be subject to upper limits for the types of work specified below ...
There was a great, uplifting atmosphere in St Michael’s Church at the Portarlington Concert Band’s Summer Concert this week. Well done to Larry Fullam, Pat Donegan & all the fantastic musicians for treating us to such a wonderful night of entertainment! Click here to listen to some of their performance.
Glad to support and stand in solidarity with the Medical Scientists who are on strike at Naas General Hospital and other hospitals around the country. They provide an unseen but critical service without which the HSE could simply not function. Early resolution of their legitimate claim at the WRC is now vital. ...
Delighted to welcome the Sports Capital & Equipment Programme funding recently for a variety of sports clubs and groups across Kildare, Laois & Offaly today. These clubs do fantastic work in our communities and funding like this provides them with the vital assistance they need to purchase equipment and ...
Kildare County Council’s Kildare Local Community Development Committee are now inviting applications for the Kildare Community Activities Fund 2022 The Community Activities Fund provides funding to community groups and organisations to improve facilities in disadvantaged areas, target disadvantaged groups, and ...
The Irish Defence Forces have a serious lack of defence capability. We cannot protect our borders, patrol our own waters or police our skies. Not only can we not deter people from incurring, we can't even detect them from incurring. The Commission on Defence must address these serious capability shortages. ...
I very much welcome the funding announced this month to improve our walking and cycling infrastructure across the constituency. Being able to safely walk and cycle to work or school is fundamental to our quality of life. It’s also good for our health, good for the environment and good for our pocket. ...
Delighted to welcome the funding announced today for Portarlington, Monasterevin & Kilcullen for the following outdoor adventure projects. Looking forward to seeing the positive difference the funding will make in our communities! Derryounce Lakes and Trails Development Plan and Technical Designs - ...
We are pleased to confirm that the Prendergast Leadership Workshops will recommence on Monday 22nd November from 19:00 to 21:00 at Portarlington Rugby Club. This is specifically tailored for our local community groups & voluntary clubs and will be hosted by Mark Prendergast of Prendergast Leadership. ...
Met with the French Ambassador, Vincent Guerénd to discuss Defence issues and also to welcome him to Portarlington in the near future. Attended a technical briefing on the Marine Area Planning Bill. Spoke in the Dáil about the Autism Bill and highlighted issues affecting people with autism and their ...
In the Dáil this week, Independent TD for Kildare South and former Army Ranger, Deputy Cathal Berry highlighted his disappointment and frustration with the Defence Budget for 2022. Speaking in relation to the matter, Cathal Berry TD commented ‘There is not enough money in the Defence Vote that was announced in the ...
Hi Everyone, it was another busy and productive week in Leinster House and around the constituency last week. Here are some of the things that myself & the team have been up to - Spoke to the RDFRA delegation that was before the Foreign Affairs & Defence committee about issues facing the Reserve ...
