Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon has today welcomed the Taoiseach’s confirmation that the Government remains committed to the sale of the energy business of Bord Gais in the right environment and for the right price. Enda Kenny was responding to a question from Deputy Heydon during Order of Business in the Dail […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has today (Wednesday) warmly welcomed the approval of funding of€356,450 to County Kildare Leader for the construction of a new Community Childcare Facility in Kilcullen by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan. The funding had been delayed following disagreements between Kildare Leader and the Department on qualifying criteria. […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has today (Friday) welcomed the proposals to restructure the National Rural Transport Programme announced by Minister of State Alan Kelly this week. The proposals will see 18 Transport Co-ordination Units set up to replace the existing 35 Rural Transport Programme groups.
“While we have enjoyed excellent services in Kildare, […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has this week welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, that a competitive tendering process for a national postcode system is now at its final stage and that, after his Department considers the tenders received by interested parties, a definitive decision should be made […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has this week confirmed his full support for the delivery of the long awaited Southern Distributor Route for Athy. Speaking at a special meeting of TDs, Councillors and Council Officials in Athy on Friday to discuss the project, Deputy Heydon confirmed that discussions are ongoing within Government to […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon yesterday (Wednesday) chaired a meeting in Leinster House of all Kildare TDs with representatives of South Kildare Community Transport and Offaly and Kildare Community Transport Ltd to hear their concerns about the future of the rural transport programme.
“There was a united voice in support of the valuable work […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon recently visited Brussels as part of a delegation from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to meet EU Officials dealing with negotiations on the future of the Sugar Quota.
“As representatives of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, we wanted to impress on the […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon this week attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture where presentations were received from Beet Ireland and the Sugar Bio Refinery Group. The groups set out detailed proposals on their plans to redevelop the sugar industry.
Speaking at the Committee, Deputy Heydon stated “The work carried out by the […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon has welcomed the announcement this week of major plans for the integration of rural transport services.
“ I am well aware of the excellent services currently provided by South Kildare Community Transport and OK Transport in the Kildare/Offaly areas. I have worked for some time for more integration […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the approval of funding by Environment Minister Phil Hogan to allow Kildare County Council to accept the tender of just over €6 million for the construction of the watermains from the treatment plant at Srowland to Ardscull, Athy.
Deputy Heydon explained “The River Barrow Abstraction Scheme involves the construction of a new water treatment plant at Srowland near Athy (currently under construction) and pipeline contracts to connect the water treatment plant to two service reservoirs at Ardscull and Old Kilcullen.”