National Heritage Week 2021 is taking place from this year from Saturday, 14th August to Sunday, 22nd August and offers us the chance to explore heritage events and activities across County Kildare, including many OPW sites, all of which are free until the end of the year, a Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister of State Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation of measures to support CE and TUS workers and schemes which includes an extension for participants which will be of benefit to participants and schemes in Co. Kildare.
“The announcement of an extension of contracts until the end of October 2021 by […]
Kildare County projects received total funding of €70,234 under the Community Enhancement Programme in 2020.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, announced that €7 million was made available to over 3,000 projects nationally through the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme […]
A BILL to examine lavish spending proposals from opposition parties by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) ahead of every budget has been introduced to the Dáil today.
Fine Gael party chairman Martin Heydon brought the Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Bill 2019 to put his proposal into statute.
Deputy Heydon, a Kildare South TD, said: “Time and time […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South & Laois and Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, Martin Heydon, is inviting all those with an interest in the challenges facing us from Brexit to a public meeting he is hosting in the The Heritage Killenard on Thursday 1st February. The meeting will be addressed by Minister for Foreign […]
I was delighted to attend the official opening of the new Credit Union office on Edward St Newbridge last Saturday.
The demise of Newbridge’s Credit Union was a terrible blow to the town and left the 11th largest town in the Country without Credit Union services.
After the closure of the Credit Union, I prioritised the need to return Credit […]
The video attached shows my contribution in the Dail on the Budget highlighting areas such as Road projects, increased funding for family resource centres and funding for primary care centres.
I would like to see these new measures used to assist important projects in Kildare such as Athys Southern Distributor Route, new Family Resource Centres and to help […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has said that additional funding confirmed as part of the Budget last week could benefit key Kildare projects including new Family Resource Centres and Primary Care Centres.
Minister for Children Katherine Zappone confirmed that her Department was allocating an additional €40.6m in funding for Tusla, the child and family […]
This week we got the opportunity to debate the BUdget in the Dail. You can see my contribution here.
Fine Gael Kildare South TD Martin Heydon, has said Budget 2017 is a significant step forward for self-employed people in Ireland, by using the benefits of a strong economy to improve their lives.
“Minister for Finance Michael Noonan today announced that the Earned Income Tax Credit for the self-employed is to be increased by €400, bringing […]