Council homes now using pre-pay power to eliminate big outstanding bills

Kildare Co Council said that all new house purchases have the electricity provider automatically changed to pre-pay power.

The Council said that this allows any previous account balances to be cleared so that all new tenants are starting from a zero bill on day one.

However incoming tenants are not obliged to utilise pre-pay power as it is at their discretion what electricity provider to use once they are allocated a property.

The issue was raised by Councillor Réada Cronin at last week's Maynooth Municipal District meeting.

Waste storage 

The meeting also heard that the Council's new Waste Management (Segregation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste) Bye-laws, 2018 came into effect on March 1, 2019.

The bye-laws provide for specific requirements that apply to both household and commercial users for the proper segregation, storage, and presentation of waste.

The Environment Department will monitor compliance, no change to the new bye-laws is proposed.

Bus Stops 

Elsewhere at the meeting, Cllr Cronin called on the Council to designate safe and easily-identified bus stops, clearly marked for the 139 Naas/Blanchardstown bus route travelling through the Maynooth Municipal District.

In reply, the Roads, Transportation and Public Safety Department said it is awaiting details of these works from the National Transport Authority (NTA) and will update the members.