Cork County Council · Annual Budget Meeting of Cork County Council · 10 November 2025
A vote on an amendment adopting the draft budget for 2026 with the annual rate on valuation reduced from 83.71 to 81.27 and with spending increases reduced as set out in a table.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Amendment 1: "That pursuant to the provisions of section 103 of the Local Government Act 2001 as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, the Draft Local Authority Budget for the financial year ending 31.12.2026 be and is hereby adopted with the amendment as set out below: Reduce the ARV from 83.71 to 81.27 and reduce spending increases as per the table below:
Proposed by Cllr Gearóid Murphy; seconded by Cllr Deirdre Kelly.
The minutes record: The Mayor requested that a vote be taken on the amended resolution, which resulted as follows: ... The Mayor declared the amended resolution carried.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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.