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Rural Issues

Kildare projects got funding of €70,234 under the Community Enhancement Programme in 2020

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 […]

Minister Heydon issues reminder the call for proposals for innovative farm health, safety and wellbeing projects

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D., today reminded interest parties that the closing date for the receipt of stage 1 applications under the Farm Health, Safety and Wellbeing EIP is the 29th of January 2021.

Minister Heydon commented, “I was delighted […]

Minister Heydon launches a Call for Research Proposals under his Department’s Research Funding Programme

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Research and Development, Martin Heydon, T.D. today launched a Call for Research Proposals under his Department’s updated competitive research funding programme. This is the first call under a restructured approach to research funding, […]

Minister Heydon Opens Teach Tearmainn New Playground

Minister of State and Kildare South TD Martin Heydon has visited the team at Teach Tearmainn Kildare town and carried out the official opening of their new playground.

“I was delighted to attend and carry out the official opening of the new playground at Teach Tearmainn Womens Refuge in Kildare town yesterday […]

Great News for Allenwood as €810k awarded to develop new Allenwood Green Enterprise Park

Minister of State and Kildare Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has confirmed funding of €810,394 to ACDAL to develop a new Allenwood Green Enterprise Park under the Just Transition Fund.  

“This funding which was announced by my Ministerial colleague Eamonn Ryan today will be used to expand the current ACDAL facilities in […]

Additional Secondary School Places across Kildare South a Priority

Minister of State and Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon, has said that delivery of additional secondary school places across Kildare South is a priority for him as he works with local schools, parents and the Department of Education to address capacity pressure in this area. 

“There is significant demand for […]

Minister Heydon seeks priority Access for Leaving Cert Students as Kildare Libraries to receive €153k

As funding of €153k is announced for the upgrade of Kildare libraries, Minister Martin Heydon has said that he is seeking priority access for leaving cert students sitting exams in November in local libraries from now to the exams taking place.

 “I am delighted that my colleague, Minister of Rural […]

Plans progressing on Kildare’s Barrow Blueway

Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has said that plans are progressing for the Barrow Blueway from Lowtown outside Robertstown through Rathangan and Monasterevin to Athy with work due to commence on the project in Autumn 2020.

“In response to a parliamentary question Minister Josepha Madigan confirmed that her Department is in contact with Waterways Ireland regarding […]