Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 11 November 2024
A vote on a motion noting record homelessness figures and agreeing to write to the Minister for Housing asking him to scale up the Housing First model of providing people with homes and wrap-around supports.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Cork City Council notes with deep concern the latest homeless figures that show that homelessness in the State has hit a record high of 14,429, including 4,401 children. Cork City Council believes that homelessness isn’t inevitable and that solutions are available. Cork City Council, therefore, agrees to write to the Minister for Housing to request that he scale up the Finnish Housing First model that focuses on providing people with homes and wrap-around supports. In addition, Cork City Council agrees that the Government must legislate to stop people becoming homeless in the first place by ending no-fault evictions that are pushing families into homelessness. Finally, Cork City Council agrees to request additional funding from central Government to build more social and affordable homes for people in Cork.
Proposed by P. Rice; seconded by M. Gould.
The minutes record: As those voting for the motion were less than those voting against, An tArdmhéara declared the vote and the motion defeated.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.