Cllr Richard Daly became the new Chairperson of Athy Area Committee following the election of Martin Heydon to Dail Eireann. The Area committee is composed of the four County Councillors for the Athy Area and the Cathaoirleach of Athy Town Council and meets each month. Issues relating to the Athy electoral area are discussed with staff from Kildare County Council including Director Joe Boland and area Engineer Dave Flaherty.
Speaking after his election to the Chair Cllr Daly vowed that the committee would work as one to address issues affecting the area and he urged all councillors to support each other in representing the communities in the area.
These are difficult times and we need a positive approach.
“The Athy area stretches from Athy to Ballymore Eustace and includes several villages in between which will require the full energies of all of the councillors to make sure that this southern end of the constituency gets prioritised by Kildare County Council. Even though we have received positive news on the Southern Distributor road we will continue to keep it on the agenda for every meeting because it is so vital to the town of Athy.
We have a new water supply being developed through the Barrow Abstraction Scheme which will secure supply not only for Athy but for large sections of the county and we positively look forward to improving our road and footpath network over the coming couple of years.
We need to create the infrastructure and the positive environment which will attract investment in the south of the county and that can be achieved best by working together. I have every confidence in my fellow councillors on the Athy Area Committee and together we will work with Kildare County Council and our Dail representatives to improve the quality of life for this area Issues relating to the area can be brought to the attention of any of the individual councillors or collectively by email at athyarea@gmail.com ”
