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A Freedom Of Information Request Reveals Large Majority Of Celbridge/Leixlip MD Budget Is Not Being Spent On The Area

Figures obtained by Celbridge Politics' Treasa Keegan said they back up what the community already knows

Freedom of Information figures show a large majority of Kildare County Council's budget for the Celbridge-Leixlip municipal district is not being spent on the area.

Just €2.5m or 10% of its 26 million programme funding was allocated to the district in the past three years. 

In comparison, 62% of Athy's budget was spent, Naas received 47% of its budget, while the Clane/Maynooth MD got 32%.

Kildare/Newbridge MD received just 28% of its budget allocation.

Treasa Keegan, who runs Celbridge Politics and obtained the figures, said they back up what the community already knows:

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