Kildare County Council has confirmed that a total of 48 acres of land has been acquired to provide community and recreational facilities in Sallins.

The 48-acre package includes 33 acres of amenity lands which can be used for sporting purposes, playing fields, walking and running tracks and also an indoor centre which will serve the whole community.

Fianna Fáil TD James Lawless welcomed the announcement.

Mr Lawless said: "As Mayor of the Naas Council District during the local area plan process, along with colleagues from all parties, I impressed upon the council executive the dire need for such facilities in Sallins. Since my election to the Dáil I continued to make that case to Planning Minister, Simon Coveney T.D. including dedicated meetings in government buildings and questions in the Dáil as well as remaining in ongoing discussion with County Manager Peter Carey and Heads of Planning and Parks in Council. I want to thank them all for taking the case very much on board and for working with me and all the stakeholders to achieve this.

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"I also want to credit my colleagues on the council and indeed all the sporting and civic organisations and all the individuals in the village who engaged in the process and made their views known. It certainly strengthened my hand at the table to have such a demonstrable level of engagement from the local community."

(CD/LM)