Cork County Council · Annual Budget Meeting of Cork County Council · 10 November 2025

RESOLUTION 4: DETERMINATION OF A SCHEME AND FUNDING FOR THE WAIVER OF RATES DUE TO CORK COUNTY COUNCIL, IN RESPECT OF RELEVANT PROPERTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RATES AND OTHER MATTERS ACT 2019, AS AMENDED, FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31ST OF DECEMBER 2026.

A vote on making a scheme, and providing funding, for the waiver of rates on relevant properties for the year ending 31 December 2026.

Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.

That Cork County Council makes a scheme as set out in the Report to Council for the financial year ending 31st December 2026, and provides funding for the waiver of rates due to Cork County Council in respect of relevant properties in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters At 2019, as amended, and in accordance with the Local Authority Budget for the Financial Year ending 31 December 2026, as adopted.

Proposed by Cllr Gearoid Murphy; seconded by Cllr Cathal Rasmussen.

Carried51–0

Tá: 51
Níl: 0
Staon: 0
Didn't vote: 3

The minutes record: The Mayor declared the resolution carried.

By party

Party	Tá	Didn't vote
Fianna Fáil	17	1
Fine Gael	18	0
Independent	6	2
Independent Ireland	4	0
Social Democrats	3	0
Labour Party	2	0
Sinn Féin	1	0

How each councillor voted

Tá — yes
Níl — no
Staon — abstained
Didn't vote

Tá 51

Níl 0

None

Staon 0

None

Didn’t vote 3

Didn't vote 3

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.