Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 10 March 2025
A vote on a motion that the council invite the Ministers for Transport, Justice and Housing for separate engagement on issues specific to Cork City, such as BusConnects, Cork Luas, road funding and Garda numbers.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this Council will seek to invite the Ministers for Transport Darragh O’Brien, Justice Jim O’Callaghan and Housing James Browne for separate engagement on Cork City specific issues in these specific areas: The Minister for Transport: Bus Connects update Cork Luas update Funding for roads and footpath repairs The operation of Cork based Transport Police Funding and issues associated with major road projects in the city The Minister for Justice The number of Gardaí in Cork The operation of the replacement of the Joint Policing Committees The capital Infrastructure of An Garda Síochána stations in cork city and suburbs The future of the Cork Transport Police The Minister for Housing: Housing targets for Cork City Issues with infrastructure impacting the Docklands Tenant in Situ Scheme Vacancy and Dereliction Powers and Supports to City Council on Staffing.
The minutes record: As those voting in favour of the amendment were greater than those voting against, An tArdmhéara declared the vote carried and the amendment to the motion approved.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Fine Gael | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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.