Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon has today welcomed the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs – Regional by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD.
This is a five year, €250million strategy aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part […]
Local Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has advised us that there was much reflection in the community over Christmas on memories of the Parish Hall in Crookstown as it was removed to make progress for the new school. “As part of ongoing construction work and development towards the new primary school at Crookstown, the old Community […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD, Martin Heydon, has today (Monday) welcomed the confirmation from Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney that Ireland has secured access to the valuable US Beef market, becoming the first EU member state to achieve this. The news follows a successful inspection by the US authorities of Ireland’s beef production systems in […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the setting up of a Government backed Business Development Group (BDG) to find new opportunities for local post offices which are at the centre of our communities.
“This new Business Development Group will seek ways to increase the level of government and commercial business going through our […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD, Martin Heydon, has informed local landowners that reviews are ongoing on the controversial Gridlink project proposed by Eirgrid. He was speaking at a meeting in Narraghmore this week organised by the Gridlink Action Group.
“I had always said that all options for this new infrastructure should be […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has this week welcomed the approval by the all party Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, of which he is a member, of the increased provision of €14m for the Horse and Greyhound Fund to bring the total fund to €68m for 2015, a 26% increase in one year. […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has said that major changes to brucellosis testing confirmed by Minister Simon Coveney yesterday will deliver savings for farmers worth €6 million per annum.
“Changes to the national brucellosis control regime for 2015 are going to mean real savings worth up to €6 million for Irish livestock farmers. Next […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has today (Monday) said that the publication of a detailed High Speed Broadband National Coverage Map is a step on the road to proper Broadband services for rural Ireland but there is still a lot to be done. He was speaking after Minister Alex White published the […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has today (Friday) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, that road tax for HGVs over 12 tonnes will be reduced in next year’s Budget. Minister Noonan was speaking this week following a meeting he attended with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and […]
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has today (Thursday) welcomed the inclusion in the Finance Bill amendments of a provision to extend the opening hours of licenced bookmaking premises from 7am in the morning to 10pm in the evening during winter hours.
“This change has long been fought for by the Irish Bookmakers Association […]
