1. There should be double yellow lines on Mill Street to the Church.
2. Should put 3 parking bays at the back of A.I.B.
3. Should put 2 parking bays at back of O'Neills
4. Should put 8 parking bays on Kelly's Lane (O'Neill side
5. Put yellow box at band hall entrance.  Still room for the 3 parking bays shown.
6. Pedestrianise Coates Lane provided of course that the businesses on the Lane can still use it.
7. Double Lane.  I'm awaiting the views of the Residents' Association.
8. Back Lane 1-28 needs to be resurfaced. Lane to remain 2 way. Residents' Association to submit agreed proposals.
9. Convent Lane. Extend the Parking Bays to number 10 and Mariaville.
10. There should be no  Double yellow lines at Dillons Row. It can accommodate parking bays on the road outside the houses. Residents don't want double yellow lines.
11.  Remove the 8 parking bays at the entrance to Carton Avenue and complete as per the already agreed proposals i.e. cobble lock and bollards per Dwg. No. E3065 Dated July 2004.
12. Dublin Road.  Have parking bays on the Carton Avenue side.  It has parking there at present and there is adequate room.
13.  Move the wheelchair spot from the entrance to Doctors Lane to front of CIC in the interest of safety.
14. Leinster Street/The Harbour.  The proposal is to remove many of the existing spaces on the west side.  The parking is used by commuters and there would be much anger if they were removed. Why not ask Waterways Ireland about using the hard surface at The Harbour for daytime parking and let them keep the money raised?  Could then do a proper pedestrian friendly job on Leinster Street. An extra 50 spaces can be provided here as a temporary measure until the Park & Ride is in place. Leinster Street/The Harbour is a highly pedestrianised area with students and others going to/from the train station and there is no footpath and the road surface is a disgrace. As pedestrians have to walk in the mud or on the potholed road at present a footpath has to be provided and it could go on the east side up to the Geraldine Hall and then continued across the road up to KCC entrance.  There is a trench dug at Dukes Harbour and it has never been re-instated.  Also there are very large pot holes outside The Roost.
15. There should be parking bays on Parson Street on the houses side in order to have permit parking for the residents of Parson Street.
16. The provision of additional Park & Ride for the Train Station commuters needs to be speeded up.  The daily throughput at the station at present is 5,924 passengers (2592 boarding and 2,432 alighting)
17.  As I have previously stated the public car park at the back of Caulfields needs to be trebled in size i.e. one underground, one at ground level and a first storey level.  Discussions should take place with the landowner at the Paddock in order to make the project viable.  

Read More in the May Edition of the Labour Party NewsLetter....

Chip giant Intel has signed an agreement with the National University of Ireland Maynooth to deliver an innovative Master of Engineering degree programme that will upskill 15 Intel professionals based at Intel’s Leixlip plant. This is the first formal accreditation link-up between Intel’s internal college of engineering and any university worldwide.

The modules will be tailored specifically to the innovative and highly market-sensitive work undertaken by Intel in its multi-billion microprocessor development industry.

Intel’s Technology Campus Europe, located at Leixlip, currently employs approximately 5,000 people directly and indirectly.

The plant, which produces flash memory and logic devices, is equipped to run over 65 individual products – three times that of any other similar Intel plant in the world.

Its Fab 24 plant, also at Leixlip, is one of Intel’s most technologically advanced, high-volume manufacturing facilities in the world building multi-core microprocessors.

Some 75pc of Intel Ireland employees have higher level qualifications in the fields of science, engineering or technology.

“Intel is a true global leader in every sense of the word,” explained NUI Maynooth president Professor John Hughes.

“It is very important to the Irish economy and, of course, is a great neighbour of ours in Kildare. We are building a reputation for international excellence at NUI Maynooth and we were delighted to support Intel in delivering top-class industry-relevant accredited master’s education to its staff.

“Strong links between universities and industry are vital for the sustainability of the global economy and it is something we value highly at NUI Maynooth,” Professor Hughes added.

The Master of Engineering (ME) programme allows Intel engineers to advance their skills in the highly specialised technologies of their own workplace, while also acquiring advanced level knowledge in broader related areas.

Intel students will receive an ME degree award from NUI Maynooth at the end of their studies, which may be undertaken over two or three years on a part-time basis through distance learning over the internet.

The co-operation follows the recent establishment of Intel’s US-based College of Engineering that is responsible for developing and directing in-house courses and other solutions for the educational requirements of Intel’s engineering staff worldwide.

‘‘The standard of learning delivered through the ME programme at Maynooth is world-class and we were delighted to build this relationship which will see it drive and accredit the work of our College of Engineering,” Intel vice-president of technology and manufacturing and general manager of Intel Ireland Jim O’Hara explained.

“This programme is unique within the Intel organisation and we plan to roll it out to employees at our campuses throughout the world,” O’Hara added.

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