Dublin City Council · Special City Council Meeting Tuesday 23 September 2025 · 23 September 2025
A vote on Councillor Gavin Pepper's motion that the council write to two ministers asking them to withdraw all planning exemptions for properties accommodating International Protection applicants, and ask that communities be consulted before contracts for such accommodation are signed.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
To write to Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O' Callaghan & Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne to withdraw all planning exemptions for properties accommodating International Protection Applicants. This will ensure that all properties go through the normal planning process. Also to request that the Community Engagement Team communicate with communities prior to signing of contracts for International Protection accommodation which will allow for full community engagement.
Proposed by Councillor Gavin Pepper.
The minutes record: The motion as submitted was put to a vote and was defeated. Details of the vote are attached in Appendix C to these minutes.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Independent | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Right to Change | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.