Dublin City Council · Special City Council Meeting Tuesday 23 September 2025 · 23 September 2025
A vote on Councillor Racheal Batten's motion to ban public notice posters and election posters in the city, with designated areas for notices and election material instead. It also asks the council to write to the Minister seeking that local election candidates be entitled to one piece of posted literature, as in general elections.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Motion No. 12 in the name of Councillor Racheal Batten I ask this council to support the banning of public notice posters and election posters in the city. To introduce public notice quarter in our towns and villages where public notices and election material can be place as an alternative. I also ask this council to write to the Minister seeking that Local Election be classed as the same under legislation, where each candidate will be entitled to one piece of posted literature and if meeting the minimum quote will receive expenses as is the case with the general election. These changes would allow a fairer, progressive and more environmentally friendly approach to democracy.
Proposed by Councillor Racheal Batten.
The minutes record: Motions No. 12 and 24 were taken together as they dealt with the same subject. Motion No. 12 was put to a vote and was defeated. Details of the vote are attached in Appendix D to these minutes. Motion No. 14 was also not agreed.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Green Party | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Right to Change | 0 | 1 | 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.