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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Time for our towns to fight back
If elected to Kildare County Council this week, my focus for the next five years will be working to revitalise our town centres. This is such an important issue and one I’ve raised at every opportunity; be it at the … Continue reading
Almost 2 million Help Hours lost over three years
I’m sad to see the Government totally betray it’s commitment to provide more home help hours every year while it is in office. The Programme for Government committed to additional funding each year for the care of older people, with … Continue reading
Absolutely No Additional Spending on Water Services
This week’s announcement of investment of€1.7billion over three years amounts to just under €600 million a year – the same amount that is currently being spent on maintaining water network. It’s also €500 million a year less than the … Continue reading
Answers needed on water charges for unmetered households
Fianna Fáil local election candidate for Naas Robert Power has called for answers from the Government on how it intends to charge Naas households that will not be fitted with water meters by the time water charges kick in next … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Fianna Fail, Kilcullen, Naas, Naas LEA, Policy
Tagged water meters
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The Importance of The Equine Industry in Kildare
As we mark the close of another record breaking crowd at the Punchestown Festival this year, it’s a good time to reflect on the importance of the horse racing industry in Ireland. The industry directly employs over 20,000 people through … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Rural, Sport, Training and Education
Tagged Horse racing, local economy, training and education
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Cllr Rob Power 