This page provides a current update for the project to prove that Kildare County Council are responsible for the L-50261-1 road in Killina Lower and to have it repaired.
STATUS: COMPLETE
SUMMARY: KCC denied ownership of this road in Killina Lower while residents insisted that it was taken in charge. Successfully proved that it was in ownership and KCC repaired the road.
TIMELINE
23rd December 2018
Following a leaflet drop in the area, and having dropped leaflets in over 95% of the roads in North West Kildare, one particular road in Killina was identified as in bad need of repairs.
A case was raised with Kildare County Council and Martin Heydon TD was CC’d on the matter.
The map below was used to highlight the roads needing attention.
28th December 2018
Kildare County Council assign CRM case number 36814.
8th January 2019
Martin Heydon TD advises that the road could be repaired using the Local Improvement Scheme, if it is not in charge of Kildare County Council.
24th January 2019
Kildare County Council review the case and advise that any sections of the road that are in charge, will be checked to ensure that they are in reasonable condition.
29th January 2019
Brendan Wyse is advised by residents that the road was taken in charge some years back. He asks Kildare County Council to check their records to verify this. No response is received.
12th February 2019
Brendan Wyse asks for an update on the matter, providing documents, provided to him by local residents, that seem to indicate that the road was taken in charge. No response is received.
28th February 2019
Brendan Wyse engages with the Data Protection section of Kildare County Council and asks for council meeting minutes from 1971 and the council reply to a letter sent by Killina residents in 1993, requesting that the road be taken in charge following LIS repairs.
2nd April 2019
A reply is received from Kildare County Council which includes minutes of a meeting in 1971 that state that a motion was resolved that a road at Killina Lower, leading to O’Neill’s be taken over and maintained by Kildare County Council.
A record of the response to the letter from the residents could not be found.
The Data Protection section recommend contacting a member of the roads department in relation to the query and Brendan Wyse does this on the same day.
3rd April 2019
Kildare County Council provide a screenshot showing the full extent of the road which is charge of the council.
See also this map
4th April 2019
Brendan Wyse sends this map directly to the administrator of the roads department to be added to the CRM system and a request is made that the road now be repaired to the full extent that is in charge of Kildare County Council.
12th April 2019
Confirmation that repairs will be carried out is requested by Brendan Wyse on the CRM system.
18th April 2019
Brendan Wyse calls the roads department seeking an update and is told that the relevant engineer will call him on Tuesday 23rd.
24th April 2019
Following the failure to receive a return call from the engineer, Brendan Wyse calls the roads department again, and again asks for an update. He is told that the engineer has drafted a reply for the CRM system.
An update is then posted to the CRM system stating that the engineer will confirm if the road is in charge, and states that the road is not in on the ‘current database of roads’ despite the screenshot having been provided by the Data Protection section clearly showing that it is.
Your case number XXXXX dated 28/12/2018 has been examined by the Maynooth MD Team in the Road Transport and Safety Department and the outcome is:
The Maynooth Municipal District Engineer confirms whether a road is in charger or not is an issue for the Roads Department and not the Municipal District Office.
If the road is in charge it will be maintained, but the highlighted section of the road is not on the current database of roads, and accordingly is not being maintained.
Brendan Wyse replies via the CRM system to state that it has been proved that the road is in charge of Kildare County Council and he will be writing to the local newspapers to explain what has now occurred.
3rd May 2019
Kildare County Council email Brendan Wyse to acknowledge that there is a discrepancy and indicate that they will fill some potholes on the road.
Brendan Wyse replies stating that this is an insufficient response and Mr. Wyse issues a press release on the matter.
28th May 2019
Kildare County Council email Cllr. Wyse to say that repairs will be carried out in the coming months. Cllr. Wyse is told by the area engineer that full repairs will be done, and not just filling of potholes.
July 2019
Initial resurfacing carried out and first coat of tar and chippings applied.
August 2019
Final coat of tar and chippings applied. Project completed successfully.
