Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 9 March 2026
A vote on a motion that the council write to the Taoiseach's office calling for an end to what the motion calls discrimination in inheritance tax against childless citizens, single people and their families.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork City Council write to the Taoiseach’s office calling for an end to discrimination in Inheritance Tax for childless citizens, single people and their families.
Proposed by K. McCarthy; seconded by J. Maher.
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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Fine Gael | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 1 | 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.