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At it’s September board meeting, the County Kildare LEADER Partnership approved over €120,000 in grants to Kildare businesses and community groups. Cllr. Tony O’Donnell, chair of the company’s Rural Development Subcommittee has welcomed the approvals and urges more Kildare groups to apply. “Under the company’s Rural Development Programme, we have over €10 million in grants to distribute across Kildare in the next [...] Kildare County Council yesterday (26/07/10) gave unanimous support to an amended traffic management plan (TMP) for Kildare Town. The plan, originally produced in 2008, generated significant public concern when it went on display, and area councillors Tony O’Donnell (FG) and Suzanne Doyle (FF) insisted on a set of amendments in order to reflect the issues raised by residents and businesses. The plan [...] At a packed public meeting last night called by local councillor Tony O’Donnell, Kildare residents expressed anger over the town’s new blended water supply. Cllr. O’Donnell called the meeting in response to numerous complaints from residents that the new blended supply was damaging domestic appliances and causing skin irritations. The new supply has been rolled out on a [...] In response to a questioning from Cllr. Tony O’Donnell, Kildare County Council have confirmed that over €14 million in development levies is owed to the Council. These levies are charged on building projects around the county, and average at approximately €15,000 per unit. The monies are used to cover the cost of maintaining local services and providing [...] Serious concerns are emerging in Kildare Town about the future of the local courthouse. Rumours have been circulating that the historic building may face imminent closure as a result of cutbacks. A new Local Area Plan for Kildare Town must be a priority, according to Councillor Tony O’Donnell. The town’s current plan was approved in 2002, and is now overdue for a review. Cllr. O’Donnell requested an update from the Council at February’s Kildare Area Committee. “The current development plan for Kildare Town was prepared for a very different [...] Kildare County Council has passed a motion from Cllr. Tony O’Donnell backing the campaign aims of the county’s three Community Development Projects (CDPs). The Athy CDP, the Bridge CDP in Newbridge and the North West Kildare CDP in Allenwood are facing into great uncertainty in 2010 as a result of Government cuts and restructuring. The CDPs are community-based [...] Fine Gael’s Tony O’Donnell has welcomed Kildare County Council’s decision to accept a radical overhaul in how councillors claim conference expenses. Cllr. O’Donnell proposed a number of reforms to the expenses system, and these were adopted at a meeting of KCC’s Protocol Committee and noted by the full Council at their November meeting. Cllr. O’Donnell’s motion requires that members produce detailed reports on [...] Two local Fine Gael councillors have called for urgent reform of the system of conference expenses. Cllrs. Tony O’Donnell and Emma Kiernan have used recent meetings of KCC’s Protocol Committee and Newbridge Town Council to highlight the need for a more transparent, accountable and relevant conferences system. At present councillors are allocated an annual budget for conferences, which [...] Serious concerns exist over the future of the Newbridge and Curragh Family Resource Centres (FRCs), according to local councillor Tony O’Donnell. Under the recommendations of An Bord Snip Nua, the state Family Support Agency may be abolished and with it the source of funding for over 100 resource centres across the country. Speaking after attending a meeting of both groups at [...] |
Tony O'Donnell is a Fine Gael member of Kildare County Council in the Kildare LEA. He is a 30 year old engineer living in Kildare Town. You can read more by clicking About Tony O'Donnell. |
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