Cork County Council · Meeting of Cork County Council · 14 July 2025
A vote on a motion that the council write to the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the leader of the Seanad and the President insisting that any change to Ireland's military neutrality, such as ending the Triple Lock, first be ratified by the people in a referendum.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork County Council would write to the leader of the Seanad, Senator Sean Kyne, to Taoiseach Michael Martin, to Tánaiste Simon Harris and to the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins and remind these, who are the leaders of the Oireachtas, that Irelands military neutrality is assured under the Irish Constitution as a result of the Nice Treaty Referendum, and insist that any changes to our nation's position of military neutrality, such as the elimination of the triple lock ( which was introduced by the people as part of the Nice Treaty Referendum) must be first ratified by the people of Ireland in a referendum.
Proposed by Cllr. Peter O'Donoghue; seconded by Cllr. John Buckley.
The minutes record: The Mayor requested that a vote be taken on the motion, which resulted as follows:
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.