Cork County Council · Meeting of Cork County Council · 11 May 2026
A vote on a motion that the council write to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy asking that development of the Barryroe oil and gas field be prioritised as a matter of energy security.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Cork County Council write to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy and request that the development of Barryroe Oil and Gas field be prioritised as a matter of energy security for the Irish state.
Proposed by Cllr Peter O'Donoghue; seconded by Cllr Finbarr Harrington.
The minutes record: Mayor Linehan Foley called a vote on the motion. ... Mayor Linehan Foley declared the motion passed.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Fine Gael | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aontú | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.