Councillor William Durkan

I: Clane-Maynooth MD: September 2026

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  • Clane-Maynooth MD: September 2026

    The following topics were raised at the September meeting of the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District:

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council undertakes renewal of road markings at Broadford National School, following recent works in the area.

    Report: The Municipal District Office has engaged Kildare County Council’s line marking contractor to renew road markings at this location where required. This will be carried out in the coming weeks

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council inspects and carries out repairs to footpaths in Broadford Village.

    Report: The Municipal District Office will carry out a technical assessment of the footpaths in Broadford to identify any remedial works required associated with existing defects and trip hazards. Any works deemed required will be considered for inclusion in the 2027 Roads Maintenance Works Programme.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan

    Can the council provide an update on progress to date with the serviced sites scheme in Clogherinkoe?


    Report: The advertising began on the week ending 31st July 2026 and the application portal opened on 12th August, initially for 3 weeks, this was then extended to 31st December. The social media campaign is running until 31st December 2026. We have received very little communication from prospective applicants. To date there has been a total of 10 applications: 2 applications are complete; however, one application does not fit the requirements. 8 applications are in draft including 6 applications which are 9% complete.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan

    Can the council give an indicative timeframe for the preparation of the Clane Settlement Plan?


    Report: As previously advised to the members the Clane Settlement Plan is not currently on the Planning Department’s 2026 Work Programme. Further updates on upcoming variations to integrate settlements into the County Development Plan will be provided in 2027 once Variations 6 (Sallins), 7 (Monasterevin), 8 (Kilcock) and 9 (Celbridge) have been complete and/or substantially progressed. No indicative timeline is available for Clane at this time.

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  • Clane-Maynooth MD: September 2025

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council provides additional signage and road markings at the single-lane bridge on the L-1004 between Hortland Solar Farm and Knockanally to improve public safety.

    Report: The Municipal District Engineer will inspect this location and install additional signs and lines as required.

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council provides additional traffic calming measures, to include additional signage and road markings, on the R-407 between Mainham Cemetery and Clongowes Wood College, Clane.

    Report: The Municipal District Engineer will arrange for a speed survey to be carried out at this location. The result of this survey will guide any proposal for traffic calming at this location.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council provide an update on works to provide a bus stop upgrade on the R148 adjacent to Broadford Village, and indicate an expected completion date?


    Report: The Section 38 public consultation process has been completed. Kildare County Council is awaiting confirmation from the National Transport Authority (NTA) about when they will be in a position to provide bus shelters for the various locations across the county. The shelters are not expected to be available until 2026.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council provide an update on the progress of Clane Library?


    Report: An update on the progress of Clane Library will be provided at the meeting.

  • Clane-Maynooth MD: May 2025

    The following questions and motions were raised at the Clane -Maynooth Municipal District meeting on Friday May 2nd 2025.

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council provides a costing for upgrade works in the case of Clane Playground and provides an update on any progress to secure funding for such works.
    Report: A costing for the upgrade of Clane Playground will be prepared. Any funding required will have to be considered for the 2026 budget.

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council inspects the condition of all signage in Clane Town with a view to cleaning and improving overall presentation.
    Report: Municipal District office will arrange to clean the signs in Clane Town.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council outline plans to improve pedestrian access from the Boreen Road to Straffan Town Centre, in line with the 2024 Straffan Village Renewal Masterplan?

    Report: There is no funding available to advance the Straffan Village Renewal Master Plan.

    Note: Following discussion on this topic, and related topics brought by other members, KCC agreed to visit the site for inspection.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council provide an update on the current number of vacant properties under Kildare County Council ownership within the Clane LEA and what actions are being taken to address same?
    Report: The monthly vacant house report provides info on the number of vacant properties by Municipal District. As of 28 April 2025, there are currently 36 units of Kildare County Council housing stock within the Clane Maynooth Municipal District that are currently vacant. This represents approximately 0.5 % of our total housing stock.

    The breakdown is as follows:

    Carbury 1
    Clane 10
    Coill Dubh 2
    Derrinturn 2
    Kilcock 4
    Kilmeague 3
    Maynooth 3
    Prosperous 5
    Rathcoffey 1
    Robertstown 4
    Straffan 1


    Of these 36 properties, 26 are currently assigned to Clerks of Works for scheduling of repairs required to bring them back into the stock available for allocation.
    These are at various stages of delivery (inspection/scheduling/procurement/construction etc.)

    This leaves the remaining 10 that will be assigned to our Clerks of Works for scheduling as the works are completed on the other units.

  • Clane Maynooth MD: April 2025

    Please find below the list of motions and questions raised for discussion at the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District on April 4th 2025.

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council installs additional accessible parking bays at Timahoe National School (x2) and Prosperous National School (x1).

    Report: The Municipal District Engineer will assess this request at each school and subject to funding being available, the request can be progress through the required process.

    Note: Further discussion on this topic during the meeting was very positive for both cases. In particular, Timahoe National School was already inspected and no issues to delivery identified. While some further planning was needed in the case of Prosperous, no significant issues were expected.

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council inspects Clonuff Lane, Broadford (L10021), to review the road condition and consider inclusion on the 2025 Works Programme.

    Report: This road will be assessed and if works are required, they will be included in the Road Works Programme 2025, subject to funding being available.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council provide an update on when a timeline for individual school zone marking works within the municipal district will be available?

    Report: The members allocated LPT funding to these works at a special meeting in March. The Municipal District Office is currently preparing to engage with the Road Markings Contractor to carry out the required markings at each school. It is anticipated that these markings will be carried out during May and June, but the works are weather dependant.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council provide an update on the identification and prioritisation of planned bus stop improvement works within the municipal district?

    Report: There are over 500 existing bus stop locations in County Kildare. Kildare County Council is working with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to review and prioritise improvements to bus stop infrastructure. When this review is complete, a list of potential bus shelters and other improvements for locations will be prepared and appropriate public consultation undertaken. The provision of stop poles and associated timetable information at existing bus stops on local link routes are being prioritised to link rural communities to more urban areas.

  • Clane-Maynooth MD: March 2025

    Please find below the list of motions and questions raised for discussion at the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District on March 7th 2025.

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council contacts Waterways Ireland to improve Greenway access, to allow parking provision and enhanced sight lines, at Kilmore Bridge on the L1003.

    Report: With the members agreement, Kildare County Council will make contact with Waterways Ireland

    Note: Agreed by members

    Motion – Councillor William Durkan
    That the council conducts a stencilling campaign to raise awareness of dog fouling issues at Nancy’s Lane in Clane, in conjunction with additional signage.

    Report: The council will facilitate provision of stencilling at the location in Clane as requested in the Notice of Motion. Signage has also been provided to the councillor and local residents.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council outline an expected timeline for the installation of chevron signs on the R401 near Carrick Hill?

    Report: These chevrons will be installed in the next 4 weeks.

    Question – Councillor William Durkan
    Can the council provide an update of any actions taken to advance a solution to wastewater issues in Mooretown Drive, Rathcoffey?
    Report:     Uisce Eireann have been contacted via the dedicated email address in relation to this issue. As soon as correspondence is received members will be notified.