Dublin City Council · Special City Council Meeting Friday 18 July 2025 · 18 July 2025
A vote on a proposal by Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and the Independent Group that the basic rate of local property tax in the Dublin City Council area be varied downwards by 15% for 2026.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
It was proposed by Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and the Independent Group that Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 15 per cent for 2026 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council. The motion was put to a vote and was defeated.
Proposed by Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and the Independent Group.
The minutes record: The motion was put to a vote and was defeated. Details of this vote are attached in Appendix A to these minutes.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sinn Féin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Right to Change | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.