Indicative Capital Programme News Today

By Joe Barrett Alongside it’s €95,809,000 budget spend for the coming year, council officials also presented councillors with an €259 million Indicative Capital…

By Ryan Dunne THE €5m cost of a new library in Portlaoise could be better spent on trying to attract more tourists to the county. So it was suggested by cllr…

All of the tourism capital spending by Laois Council Council for the next three years will go on Portlaoise and on the Slieve Bloom mountain bike trail. There i...

Over €120 million will be spent building new homes for Laois people who are on the council’s housing waiting list, in the coming three years. The cou...

€1.5 million to renovate historic Laois courthouse Reporter:  );  A long awaited restoration of the vacant Borris-in-Ossory courthouse is on Laois County Council’s to-do list for the next three years. The 200 year old courthouse has not had a sitting since the 1950s but had been renovated for use as council offices. It is now boarded up with a growingly dilapidated appearance, with multiple calls by councillors to restore and repurpose it. The council has now included €1.587 million ...

€130 million to be spent on Laois county development Laois County Council unveils a three year spending list that largely relies on State aid Reporter: );  ); Laois is to get €130 million of capital investment across the county in the coming three years up to 2023. Laois County Council has unveiled a budget of €130 million that it hopes to spend on capital projects across the council for the next three years. Most of the money is expected to come from Government grants, including €57....

€5 million for former Bord na Mona staff to insulate Laois houses Reporter: );  ); Laois council houses are to be given €5 million worth of energy upgrades installed by former Bord na Móna employees in the next three years. The state granted money has been allocated for Laois under the Just Transition fund. The fund is paying to retrain the semi state company’s Midlands workers to work in greener industries, as peat production is ending due to its environmental impact.  Another €300...

New date given to open delayed new Portlaoise library Reporter: ); Finish date given for delayed new Portlaoise library -400 A finish date has been given by Laois County Council for the new €5.2 million county library in Portlaoise. The library is under construction on Main Street with foundations now being installed.  However it will be another 18 months before the doors will open for readers after several issues caused delays on the plan. Director of Services Donal Brennan gave the latest...

Space for plots running out at Portlaoise Cemetery Masterplan wanted for future cemetery for Portlaoise Reporter: );  ); As Portlaoise continues to rapidly grow in population, the impact is also felt on demand for burial plots, and a councillor is advising that new land be found before space runs out. Laois County Council is planning to spend €250,000 in the next three years to plan a future Portlaoise cemetery. The figure is listed as part of the council’s €130 million Indicative Capit...