Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 14 October 2024
A vote on a motion condemning the attacks and incursions by Israel on Lebanon. It seeks to ban members of the Israeli Government, including its Prime Minister, President and ambassadors, from Cork City for as long as the occupation and war crimes described in the motion continue.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this City Council condemns the attacks and incursions by Israel on Lebanon and seeks to ban any future entry to Cork City by the Prime Minister of Israel, the President of Israel or any member of the Israeli Government including its ambassadors for as long as illegal occupation of Palestine and bordering countries continues and war crimes are being perpetrated by the Israeli State and that such measures would be communicated to the President, Taoiseach and Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Proposed by P. Horgan; seconded by J. Maher.
The minutes record: As those voting in favour of the motion were greater than those voting against, An tArdmhéara declared the vote carried, and the motion approved.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.