Kildare South TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed €507,000 for the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB), following an announcement from Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins TD of €8 million funding in further […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed an announcement by Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD of funding of €120,000 for Kildare towns historic round tower, under his Department’s annual Community Monuments Fund.
Minister Heydon said, “A beloved part of Kildare Town and St Brigid’s Cathedral, the […]
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon, has welcomed the grant of planning permission to Diageo for a €200m brewery in Newbridge by Kildare County Council.
The new brewery will be the […]
Children in every primary school in Kildare will receive Hot School Meals by 2030 if not sooner as part of a landmark plan announced by Government, Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has said.
Minister Heydon also welcomed plans for the Hot School Meals Programme to be extended to all DEIS primary schools in Kildare […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation of funding of €139,734 for 18 Built Heritage projects across County Kildare. The allocation also incudes €13,334 for conservation repairs to 6 thatched structures in Co. Kildare and is part of a total €4.5m allocation under this year’s Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS).
Minister […]
Expanded Services for Athy and Rathangan
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation of a permanent bus route between Kilcullen and Newbridge. The route was included in the the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which was launched by Minister Eamon Ryan and the National Transport Authority today.
“The Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility […]
Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed vital funding of €26.5m for Kildare roads including €8m towards the ongoing works on Athys’ Southern Distributor Route confirmed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan this morning.
“This funding is confirmed as part of the 2023 national allocation towards local and regional roads and includes large funding […]
Improvement works for rural roads and laneways in Kildare will receive crucial funding to help to improve accessibility and boost connectivity, a Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has said.
Minister Heydon welcomed the overarching funding of €12.4 million announced today by Fine Gael colleague, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys. The boost […]
Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) across Ireland have created 7,870 new jobs in 2022 alone, with 148 new jobs created in Kildare, according to a Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon.
Minister Heydon said: “LEOs play a hugely important role in supporting small businesses across the country, from mentorship and advice to providing loans and grants, […]
Minister of State and TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon has confirmed almost €10m in funding has been allocated to Kildare to support active travel across the county.
A total of 30 projects will receive funding including six Safe Route to School programmes.
Minister Heydon said: “Active travel schemes bring significant benefits to local areas helping to […]
