Kildare Focus 20.09.22

Kildare Focus

Tuesday, 20 September 2022 - 33 minutes

Patrick Byrne
Programme Manager, Office of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring at Environmental Protection Agency
• Air quality in Ireland is generally good, however, there are concerning localised issues that are impacting negatively on the air we breathe

Paul Kenny
Former Pensions Ombudsman & Course Leader, Retirement Planning Council of Ireland
• Pension reforms – pension age staying at 66
• Taoiseach has said the govt will keep “open mind” at recommendation to keep pension age at 66

David Pearson
Pearson Milking Technology
• Athy-based Pearson Milking Technology wins Enterprise award

Niamh Thronton
Senior Services Manager, DePaul
• One quarter of its clients last year women - calling for women-only services and for more resources in general
• Latest Depaul annual report shows it supported 3,670 people — 2,848 adults and 822 children — through its services last year