Register to Vote

If you are living in Ireland and over 18, or will be 18 on February 15th 2022, then you can register to vote now by FREEPOST, without needing a Garda witness. Simply print out and fill in the form at https://b-wy.se/voting-form and send it to: Kildare County Council Áras Chill Dara Devoy Park FREEPOST Naas…

Garda Patrols for Derrinturn

It is very disappointing to see the recently broken windows in the prefab in Derrinturn Community Garden, after all the work done to secure the area with new fencing. I wrote yesterday to Superintendent Curley in the Garda District HQ in Leixlip asking for more patrols around St. Conleth’s National School and the Community Garden…

Speed Limit Review

Kildare County Council are currently carrying out a review of the speed limits in the entire county. A draft copy of the proposed changes is now open for public consultation. It is intended to increase the speed limit in many rural areas and I raised concerns about this in January, some of which have been…

Draft Turbine Layout for Ballydermot Wind Farm

The draft turbine layout for the Ballydermot Wind Farm has been published on https://www.ballydermotwindfarm.ie/. Bord na Móna is proposing to install 50 turbines with a blade tip height of 220 metres, applying a minimum setback distance of 880 metres. They intend to apply to An Bord Pleanála for planning permission next year. A second round…

Proposed Safety Work for Ticknevin National School

Kildare County Council are proposing to make safety and accessibility improvements to the side entrance of Ticknevin National School. My colleague, Cllr. Brendan Weld, has been working on this project also, and requested an allocation of €10,000 from Local Property Tax for its completion. The proposed design can be viewed at https://b-wy.se/traffic-calming. Representations can be…

Green Kilometre Scheme

The Environment department of Kildare County Council run the ‘Green Kilometre’ scheme every year, to encourage groups or individuals to look after a stretch of road near where they live. My Green Kilometre is the R414 road to Lullymore, and I am taking advantage of the lack of growth at the moment to get it…