Kildare school places issue a ticking time bomb, public meeting hears
South Kildare school situation an emergency
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Demand for school enrollments in Kildare could be a “ticking time bomb,” a county councillor has told a public meeting which heard of major concerns over school places in the county.
Cllr Angela Feeney was speaking on a request by a number of councillors for information on school capacity at Kildare County Council’s plenary meeting on January 25.
Cllr Feeney said 27% of the population of north Kildare was under 18 and school places needed to be built for all the new and planned housing.
Updated / Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021
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35,542 residential property transactions across the State were agreed in the year to November - a drop of 21.1% compared to the previous year
Covid-19 had caused a 21% decline in property transactions across the country in the 12 months to last November, a new reports shows.
The latest GeoView Residential Buildings Report, published by GeoDirectory and EY-DKM, shows a total of 35,542 residential property transactions across the State were agreed - a drop of 21.1% compared to the previous year.
A decline in purchasing activity was recorded in every county, with Dublin experiencing the sharpest drop in absolute terms, down 3,981 transactions year-on-year, the report reveals.
New nitrates rules come into effect on 1 January.
The new rules, aimed at reducing nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment loss to water, apply mainly to farms in derogation, but all farms will have to ensure that farm roadways are cambered away from water bodies and drains or are bunded to ensure no run-off enters the water.
This rule also applies to tillage farms.
Fence stock
Farmers with a grassland stocking rate of over 170kg of organic N/ha (even where slurry is exported to stay under 170kg/ha) must fence stock at least 1.5m from watercourses.
Watercourses are marked with a solid blue line on Ordnance Survey Ireland maps (1:5000 scale).
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Stock will need to be fenced 1.5m away from watercourses on farms, with grassland stocking rates over 170kg of organic nitrogen per hectare.
On 1 January, new nitrates rules come into effect.
The Irish Farmers Journal has produced a short video to describe some of the changes that need to be made with regard to the fencing of watercourses, drinking points, movement of water troughs and redirecting flow from roadways.
New rules regarding roadways affect all farms, regardless of stocking rate. Roadways will need to be bunded or cambered to prevent run-off to these water features and that run-off should be redirected to the field.