The below Motions and Questions were raised at the January 2025 meeting of the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District:
Motion – Councillors Tim Durkan, William Durkan and Brendan Wyse
That the members allocate €300,000 of LPT money to the area engineer to deliver safety improvement works outside all national schools within the Clane-Maynooth Municipal District to include pencil bollards, school zone road markings and warning lights.
Report: The allocation of funding under LPT is a matter for the members to agree.
*Subsequently Agreed and Accepted
Motion – Councillor William Durkan
That the council adds roads at Dunfeirth Crossroads, both westbound (L-1004) and southbound (L-5013), to the 2025 works programme regarding resurfacing and road markings.
Report: This request will be considered as part of the road works programme for 2025.
Question – Councillor William Durkan
Can the council provide an update on the pending ESB connection to lights at Boherhole Cross, and expected completion date?
Report: Due to storm Daragh, there has been an increase in the number of outages. ESB have advised us that they are still overwhelmed by the workload resulting from storm Daragh and are prioritising restoring power to homes. Unfortunately, we are unable to give an expected date as it out of the control of Kildare County Council and the Public Lighting Contractor. We will continue liaise with ESB to prioritise the work.
Question – Councillor William Durkan
Can the council confirm if it has any plans to develop amenities at Johnstown Bridge?
Report: There are no immediate plans to develop amenities at Johnstown Bridge. It has been identified as a location to provide a playground in in the Kildare Play Strategy. This would require the identification of an appropriate site and funding to provide it.
