Cork County Council · Annual Budget Meeting of Cork County Council · 4 December 2024
A vote on making a scheme that gives a 100% abatement of rates on vacant properties for the year ending 31 December 2025.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork County Council makes a scheme for the abatement of rates due to it by liable persons, or classes of liable persons, in respect of vacant properties in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019, as amended. Such a scheme in respect of vacant property will provide for an abatement of one hundred percent 100% of rates due to Cork County Council by a liable person for the financial year ending 31 December 2025.
Proposed by Councillor Seamus McGrath; seconded by Councillor Susan McCarthy.
The minutes record: The Mayor declared the resolution carried.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
None
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.