TENANTS in receipt of rent supplement payments are struggling to pay bills and buy food their families because what are receiving falls far short of rental costs in Kerry, it has been claimed. Cllr Michael Cashill said the tenants have to give top-up payments to landlords each month and the Housing Assistance Payments should be… Continue Reading
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Plans for new bypass road to be unveiled
PLANS for a bypass of Kerry’s fastest growing town will be made public on Friday, February 5. Kerry County Council has developed the preferred route for the N70 Milltown Bypass and the public has been invited to register for a webinar duringwhich full details of the route of the new road will be outlined by… Continue Reading
Close on €1.5m spent in Kerry to refurbish houses
A TOTAL of 88 houses which had been vacant in Kerry, for a variety of reasons, have been brought back into use by Kerry County Council. The local authority has refurnished and rented out the properties as part of the 2020 Voids Stimulus Programme which has exceeded targets with 2,565 social homes brought back into… Continue Reading
Council to drive on with €4m bypass junction upgrade
Exclusive PROPOSALS for a major new road improvement scheme to alleviate dangers at the notorious Lewis Road-N22 Killarney Bypass junction are to proceed as planned after a judicial review of the granting of planning permission for the project was dismissed in the High Court today. Representatives of a landowner on the N22 had been granted… Continue Reading
Planning crux arises since flood study finished
VERY careful consideration is given to planning applications that are submitted for developments in areas where there is known to be a history of flooding, Kerry County Council has said. Officials were responding to a query submitted by Cllr Maura Healy-Rae who asked if the approach to applications from the Glenflesk area had changed as… Continue Reading
