Carlow County Council · May Meeting of Carlow County Council · 12 May 2025
A vote on amending the council's standing orders: removing a provision on notices of motion that need no response from the executive, and revising the list of Strategic Policy Committees.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
“That we, the Members of Carlow County Council, hereby approve in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act, 2001 it is proposed to amend Standing Orders as follows; Under Item 15 of Standing Orders remove the following “Notices of Motion, not requiring a response from the Executive of the Council, shall be included on the Agenda provided such notice is delivered to the Meetings Administrator the day before the publication/issue of the agenda.” And also amend Item 54 to read as follows; The Strategic Policy Committees of the Council shall be: • Planning, Economic Development, Regeneration, Finance and ICT. • Transportation, Environment & Emergency Services and Capital Projects. • Housing and Integration. • Community Development, Recreation Amenity Sports, Arts & Culture Libraries, Museum & Heritage.
Proposed by Councillor M. Doran; seconded by Councillor B. Ward.
The minutes record: The result was 15 For, 3 Against. The motion was passed.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
None
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.