Donegal County Council · March Meeting of Donegal County Council · 31 March 2025
A vote on a motion calling on the council to abolish landing fees for island fishermen.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
“Calling on this Council to abolish landing fees for our Island fishermen with the current increase on petrol and diesel, the upgrading of their vessels and restrictions on fishing, the industry is very much in decline over recent decades.”
Proposed by Cllr O’ Fearraigh; seconded by Cllr Jordan.
The minutes record: This resulted in 25 voting for with 2 against.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% Redress Party | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.