Welcome Changes will provide relief to Hauliers and Farmers

 
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon, Chair of Fine Gael’s Internal Agriculture Committee, has today (Tuesday) said that he is very pleased that Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has agreed to his proposal to allow a derogation from vehicle height restrictions for the haulage of hay and straw. In response to a question from Deputy Heydon, Minister Varadkar confirmed today that he has asked his officials to draft regulations to allow for a narrow exemption for the haulage of agricultural fodder from the height limits brought in by the 2008 regulations.

“This is an issue I first raised with Minister Varadkar back in October when the implications of the changes being introduced were highlighted to me by very concerned hauliers and farmers in Co. Kildare.  Following discussions with my Dail colleagues I became aware that this was also an issue in other parts of the Country as well as for farmers in the west who rely on the hay and straw being transported to them.”

Department funding of €58,500 will finally allow fit out of Apartments

 
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement that Teach Tearmainn has been awarded €58,500 from the Department of Health Lottery funding announced today.  The grant will be used to furnish the apartments at the women’s refuge in Kildare to allow the facility to be fully operational in the New Year.