Author Archives: Frank O' Rourke

Delays with N.C.T Car Testing

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I have been contacted by numerous people including some from the car industry regarding the delays in having the NCT test carried out. This issue has been highlighted as been particularly bad in Kildare and the surrounding area. I am informed that currently if you look to book an NCT test that you can expect to have it within the month. This is unacceptable in cases where car dealers are trying to complete a sale subject to a test. The industry and the public that contacted me are clearly looking for a much shorter waiting time.

In the UK and Northern Ireland the requested NCT can be carried out within days and in some cases the same day. This issue needs to be addressed here and improved on. I have requested Senator Jim Walsh to raise this issue with the Minister. It is illegal to drive without a current NCT and insurance companies have told me that if you have an accident, while driving your car and waiting for a current NCT they will not pay out on any claim, if the accident is related to the car not been road worthy. One answer to this issue for Kildare and the Dublin area is to increase the number of NCT testing centres.

The car industry needs this to assist and support their business.

Chewing Gum to be removed in Celbridge

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I have made representation to Kildare County Council officials to have funding made available to clean the chewing-gum of the footpaths in Celbridge Main Street. I have met with the Director of Services in Celbridge to look at having this project progressed. This project has got a positive response from the Council.

It is important to have this project carried out which will support the great work done by the Tidy Towns in keeping the place to such a high standard. It will also assist positively in our promotion of tourism and will give all the visitors to Celbridge the correct impression of our town and community by having it maintained to the best possible standard.

This is a project of great benefit and I am committed to having the funding put in place in order for it to be completed.

It is now officially “Aghards Road”

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It is great to see that Aghards Road in Celbridge is now officially named and the signs are in place to confirm it. A number of Residents Associations, Buisness’s and members of the public requested me to have this project carried out. This is a very busy road with 900 houses, 10 business’s and a school of 700 pupils approx so it was important for all to have the road properly identified.

I have been working with the Council for some time in an effort to have this done which is in addition to the other great work carried out at my request at this location. This work included the re-surfacing of Aghards road and ramps, repairing footpaths, installation of litter bins, safety railings, bollards and the much needed upgrade of the Aghards Rd\Maynooth Rd junction which improved safety for all.

I want to thanks Kildare County Council for making all these requests become a reality. It is great to see this progress.

 

Cllr O’Rourke to seek nomination for Dail Election

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I am delighted to announce I have decided this week to let my name go forward to seek the Fianna Fail nomination to contest the forthcoming General Election for the party.

In recent months and following the local elections of last year, I have received a large number of requests from party members, community activists, and many from the general public, encouraging me to let my name go forward in the forthcoming general election. I have given the request serious consideration and having consulted my family and supporters, I made the decision in recent days, to let my name go forward.

Since my election as a County Councillor, I have worked hard on behalf of the people and the community of the area. People understand my commitment to public service and know that I am always available to meet them on any issue they want to raise with me. I am determined to ensure that policies are put before the people to bring about a fairer society, with work being rewarded, those with special needs and older people getting the services they need and helping business to sustain and create jobs.

I look forward to the challenge in seeking support from the Fianna Fail organisation in North Kildare and if selected, I will work hard to secure a Dail seat at the next General Election to enable me continue to work on behalf of the community.

Supporting Celbridge Tidy Towns

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I am delighted to continue sponsoring and be involved in the Celbridge Christmas Card Project. This is a brilliant way of raising much needed money for the Tidy Towns which carry out fantastic work in keeping Celbridge looking great. This year there was profit of over 1,800.00 euros raised.

All this money is spent in the local Community of Celbridge by the Tidy Towns on projects which makes the town look so well and which we all enjoy looking at.

Well done to Breda for doing the work on this brilliant project. Keep up the good work and well done to all…!!!!

Thank you all for buying the Christmas Cards and your continued support.

Promoting Tourism in Celbridge

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Tourism is very important to Celbridge and the surrounding areas. Their is such a lot to see and do in our Historic Town and it is very important to keep promoting that message. I work very closely with Celbridge Guided Tours who do a wonderful job in this regard and which offers free guided tours of Celbridge to groups. These tours showcases the Beauty and History of Celbridge in a very positive way and brings people to Celbridge that might not otherwise visit.

I am delighted to sponsor and support their great voluntary work and we hope this back-drop in the Celbridge Manor Hotel which is promoting Celbridge will give all of their guests and visitors a flavour of how great Celbridge is.

Well done to Breda and Celbridge Guided Tours. Keep up the great work!!!!

Flood Alleviation works for Primrose Gate and Hazelhatch in Celbridge.

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DSC_3163[1]As a result of the recent flooding which occurred in Primrose Gate, Celbridge G.A.A, St. Patrick’s N.S and the Tennis club, I have engaged with Kildare County Council to have works carried out at the culverts in Primrose Gate Estate to minimise the risk of future flooding.

Following on from my representations with Kildare County Council, works at the culverts to assist in alleviating the flooding at Primrose Gate will commence in the near future and is hoped to be completed by the end of February 2015. I am confident that once these works are complete, the risk of future flooding will be significantly reduced.

I want to thank K.C.C for their assistance in having this issue progressed which will assist all stakeholders in this immediate area and I also want to thank all the people that raised this issue with me.

 

Celbridge Under-grounding Shortlisted for LAMA Award

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I nominated the under-grounding of the Eircom cables in Celbridge with the Tidy Towns for a LAMA award. LAMA contacted me to see if we had any projects that we wanted nominating in Celbridge. I nominated three projects in different categories. I am delighted the under-grounding has been shortlisted in the best civil engineering category. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on January 24th out of a shortlist of six.

It was a great achievement to get to the last six given the amount of entries. This reflects the significance of this project for Celbridge. It is great after 30 years to see phase two of this project about to start. It is great for all the Community but in particular the Tidy Towns which I work closely with. Lets hope we can win it now…..!!!!!

Wall Repaired at Ardclough G.A.A

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After been contacted by many Ardclough Residents and Members of the G.A.A regarding the wall that had collapsed on the Boston Road beside the G.A.A Club. I had meetings with KIldare County Council officials and made representations on behalf of the people in Ardclough to have this wall repaired. It has been in need of this repair for over three years, it looked terrible on the approach to Ardclough and was dangerous.

I am delighted to see that a contractor was appointed to carry out the works which are now complete. I want to thank the Area Engineer and the Staff for assisting me in having this work carried out. It is great to see the wall re-instated to it’s original standard and it makes such a positive impact in general.

C.B.A Sponsors Celbridge Christmas Lights

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As a member of the CBA Committee I am delighted to have been involved in the sponsorship to the Celbridge Christmas lights Committee. This is a great voluntary group who have provided Celbridge with Christmas Lights for the last 18 years. I have worked with these volunteers this year to assist them in their work for Celbridge.

The CBA has made a big contribution to assisting them financially on behalf of all the Business’s with this sponsorship. A big “thank you” to all involved from the CBA and Christmas Lights Committee’s on making sure Celbridge has Christmas Lights in 2014.