Free Fire Safety Visits in 2024
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are running a free pilot scheme in 2024 where thatch property owner/occupiers can request a visit to their property by an engineer from the Department to provide guidance on the advice in their leaflet ; Fire Safety in Thatch Properties
Request a visit
If you would like to request a visit, please email your name, phone number, property address and property Eircode to Catriona O’Flaherty at Catriona.OFlaherty@housing.gov.ie or call 01 5393651
Thatch
Through policies in the Kildare County Development Plan and the promotion of various grant schemes, Kildare County Council aims to preserve the thatch cottages of County Kildare. In this section, you will find advice leaflets and contacts for various grant schemes to assist with thatching.
If you have any queries, please contact The Conservation Section at conservation@kildarecoco.ie or call 045 – 980748/980790
The Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government Thatching Grant Scheme
Renewal/Repair of Thatched Roofs (of a house) application form