Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 9 June 2025
A vote on a motion agreeing that the Central Bank of Ireland can and must act to end the sale of Israel Bonds under its authority and immediately stop regulating them.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork City Council agrees that the Central Bank of Ireland can and must act to end the sale of Israel Bonds under its authority. It must immediately end regulation of the bonds. It must end its complicity in genocide. This is a moral obligation and a legal obligation under the Genocide Convention, international human rights and CFT legislation, under Irish Human Rights Law and Ireland as a neutral country must not act in any way to facilitate these bonds unless there is an immediate cease fire, end to killing and a lasting peace.
Proposed by A. Deasy; seconded by S. Martin.
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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Fine Gael | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 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.