Our local schools have done a great job since day one of the COVID-19 restrictions. Teachers have been using technology to great effect and it’s amazing to see how young children have adapted to learning remotely. My thanks to teachers and staff for their quick response to ensure that the impact on our children’s education…
I voted today to support a variation of the County Development Plan that sets the projected population growth in our villages and rural areas to lower, but more realistic, levels. We don’t have the infrastructure we need in our villages, yet we see more and more houses being built. Developers are promising land for schools,…
Some welcome disruption in Allenwood South today as resurfacing works take place on Killina Bank and Nursery Road. I spoke today with Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick and Cllr. Brendan Weld, and we have agreed that Maher’s Well Road will be prioritised for repairs in the next programme of works, subject to the agreement of the area…
I wrote to Bord na Móna on April 27th regarding security operations at Lodge Bog. The Turf Development Act requires the company and its subsidiaries to afford appropriate protection for the environment and archaeological heritage. The recent fires in the Timahoe South Bog, which started on May 8th, are still smouldering today. Work is ongoing…
Delighted to hear that the remaining street lights in Lios an Rí, Clogherinkoe were repaired last Friday. There were some mechanical issues with some of the lights but all of them should now be in working order. I have been working with residents in the estate to get them fixed and we will continue to…
The schedule for the roadworks in Clane has been revised due to COVID-19 disruptions. The new schedule is now available at https://brendanwyse.ie/projects/clane-road-works-2020/ The schedule has been revised to an 8 week schedule with significant restrictions in place on the Prosperous Road in the final 4 weeks of the works.
Contracts have been awarded for repair works on the road from Ballyteague Stables to Ballyteague GAA and an 850 metre section of the Pluckerstown / Feighcullen Road in Ballyteague South. It is planned that a start would be made on one of these, if not both in the next few weeks. Again, these roads were…
A contract has been awarded for resurfacing works on Killina Bank and Nursery Road, Allenwood South. It is planned to start these repairs in the next 2 or 3 weeks, subject to contractor availability. The works on the canal bank will include the very bad section from the Lifting Bridge towards Allenwood. These areas were…
The Area Engineer informs me that it is planned to undertake drainage works on Maher’s Well Road and Malone Way Road in Allenwood South next week. I raised the issue of flooding on Malone Way Road in the council chamber in March and I hope that these works will permanently resolve the flooding issue there….
There are two things wrong with this photo taken at the 20th Lock on the Grand Canal in Ballyteague this evening. Firstly, people shouldn’t be gathering at the lock to swim during the COVID-19 restrictions, and secondly, they shouldn’t be leaving litter behind them either. The area will be watched more closely now as a…