Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 13 January 2025
A vote on a motion, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, that the incoming Government recant the condolences on the death of Hitler conveyed by President Douglas Hyde and Taoiseach Éamon de Valera.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That, on the occasion of 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, remembering the genocide of the Jewish people of Europe and those called 'gypsies' (Roma and Sinti), and the persecution of homosexuals, disabled people, trade unionists, political activists and many others by the Nazi government, that the incoming Government of Ireland will recant condolences on the death of Hitler conveyed by President Douglas Hyde and Taoiseach Éamon de Valera; and that this motion will be forwarded to An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin.
Proposed by A. Deasy; seconded by F. Dennehy.
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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 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.