Donegal County Council · September Meeting of Donegal County Council · 30 September 2024

THAT MEMBERS CONSIDER WHETHER THEY WISH TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO VARY THE RATE OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAX IN COUNTY DONEGAL BY UP TO 15% IN RESPECT OF A PERIOD OF ONE OR MORE YEARS COMMENCING IN 2025

A vote on Councillor Kavanagh's proposal to keep local property tax in Donegal at its current rate, 15% above the baseline, for the next five years.

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

the proposal by Cllr Kavanagh, seconded by Cllr Mc Gowan to retain the Local Property Tax in Donegal at its current rate for the next five years i.e. at 15% above the baseline rate.

Proposed by Cllr Kavanagh; seconded by Cllr Mc Gowan.

Carried17–14

Tá: 17
Níl: 14
Staon: 2
Didn't vote: 4

The minutes record: This resulted in 17 voting for, 14 voting against and 2 abstentions.

By party

Party	Tá	Níl	Staon	Didn't vote
Fianna Fáil	10	0	0	0
Sinn Féin	0	8	0	2
Independent	4	4	0	1
100% Redress Party	0	2	2	0
Fine Gael	2	0	0	1
Labour Party	1	0	0	0

How each councillor voted

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

Tá 17

Níl 14

Staon 2

Didn’t vote 4

Didn't vote 4

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.