Cork City Council · 2024 Budget Meeting · 4 December 2024
A vote on making a scheme that gives a 40% abatement of rates on vacant properties for the year ending 31 December 2025.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork City Council makes a scheme for the abatement of rates due to it by liable persons, or classes of persons, in respect of vacant properties in accordance with the provisions Section 9 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019, as amended. Such a scheme in respect of vacant property will provide for an abatement of 40% of the rates due to CorkCity Council by a liable person for the financial year ending 31 December 2025
Proposed by O. Moran; seconded by J. Maher.
The minutes record: As the number of votes in favour of this motion exceeded the number of votes against, An tArdmhéara declared the motion adopted.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 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.