Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 13 April 2026
A vote on a motion calling on the Minister for Finance to introduce a waiver or exemption from local property tax for households in housing estates that have been complete for more than five years but have not been taken in charge by the local authority.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork City Council calls on the Minister for Finance, Deputy Simon Harris TD, to introduce a statutory waiver or exemption scheme for the payment of Local Property Tax (LPT) for households located in residential housing estates that: o Have been fully completed for a period exceeding five years; and o Have not yet been formally taken in charge by the relevant local authority.
Proposed by P. Horgan; seconded by S. O’Callaghan.
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 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.