Information on Castletown House and Estate

1. Press Releases/Statements
2. Frequently Asked Questions
3. Published Documents
4. Ecology and Biodiversity
5. Castletown Access Protocol
6. Boundary Map
7. Castletown Right of Way

8. Correspondences/Engagements
9. Parliamentary Questions
10. Risk Assessments
11. Additional information
12. Castletown House and Estate Stakeholders’ Working Group
13. OPW Response to Save Castletown

Press Releases/Statements

24 Oct 2023 - Minister for the OPW, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., appeals to local community groups to allow OPW staff access their place of work at Castletown, Co. Kildare.

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23 Oct 2023 - Castletown House and Estate facing temporary closure

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12 Oct 2023 - New working group established for Castletown

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3 Oct 2023 - OPW Minister Patrick O’Donovan meets with local Oireachtas Members to work together to resolve Castletown access

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29 Sept 2023 - Update on Castletown Estate

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15 Sept 2023 - OPW confirms continuation of M4 access route to Castletown House

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13 Sept 2023 - Following local engagement OPW will not proceed to install a temporary car park at Castletown House and Estate

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11 Sept 2023 - OPW Addresses Community Concerns Regarding Proposed Temporary Car Park at Castletown House and Parklands

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8 Sept 2023 - Changed access route for Castletown House & Parklands

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions December 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions - Nov 2023

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Castletown House - Frequently Asked Questions on Access - Oct 2023

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Published Documents

Published Documents to 31 Dec 2023 - Part 1

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Published Documents to 31 Dec 2023 - Part 2

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Published Documents to 31 Dec 2023 - Part 3

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Published Documents to 31 Dec 2023 - Part 4

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Ecology and Biodiversity

2016-17 BirdWatch Ireland Bird Survey Report

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2019 March interim report Farmyard Bats

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BAT MONITORING 2019

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Bat monitoring report 2016-2

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BATTY LANGLEY BATS 2020

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Castletown Access Protocol

16.10.2023 - Castletown access protocol

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Boundary Map

Castletown House & Estate - Map

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Castletown Right of Way

Castletown Right of Way - Nov 2023

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Correspondences/Engagements

Timeline of engagement with community and elected representatives

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Timeline of engagement with the private landowners of the lands surrounding the access from the M4

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07 Nov 23 - Note to Elected Representatives

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Parliamentary Questions

Parliamentary questions answered by the Office of Public Works can be accessed at www.oireachtas.ie .

Risk Assessments

Risk assessment with only minimal number of OPW staff at Castletown House and Estate

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Risk Assessment on Vehicles on the Lime Avenue

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Additional information

Site Visitor information revised opening hours Christmas 2023

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Solution for staff access proposed by Save Castletown

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Castletown House and Estate Stakeholders’ Working Group

18 December 2023 Meeting Minutes Revised By Chair

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24 November 2023 preliminary meeting pre-adoption of Terms of Reference

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OPW Response to Save Castletown

OPW Castletown 13.03.24

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