Local Property Tax allocations in Kildare for footpath works and road markings

The allocations were heard at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting

By Ciarán Mather Published 22nd May 2026, 14:00 BST One of the LPT allocations was spent last week on the newly-refurbished cycle lanes located on the bridge in Newbridge | Fine Gael Cllr Peggy O'Dwyer The allocations were heard at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting Sign up to our Kildare Live newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know you can manage your profile, and explore all of the available newsletters from Kildare Live within your account.

The latest round of Local Property Tax (LPT) allocations for the Kildare -Newbridge Municipal District (MD) have gone towards footpath works and new road markings.

The two allocations were discussed at the beginning of the latest MD meeting, which took place on Wednesday, May 20 last.

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For the first allocation, Fine Gael councillor Peggy O’Dwyer proposed that €5,000 of LPT funds should go towards the MD’s Office in order to assist it in carrying out road works.

This was seconded by her party colleague, Cllr Tracey O’Dwyer.

As for the second allocation, Fine Gael Cllr Kevin Duffy proposed that an additional €5,000 of LPT funds go towards the MD Office in order to assist it in carrying out footpath works.

Following the meeting, Cllr Peggy O’Dwyer told the Leinster Leader that her LPT allocation had been spent last week on the newly-refurbished cycle lanes which are located on the bridge in Newbridge.

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