Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council · County Council Meeting held in the Council Chamber, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire, on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 5:00 PM · 14 April 2025
A vote on a motion from the floor to amend the standing order on urgent business without notice. Where someone objects, leave to introduce such a motion would need a simple majority instead of at least half of the council's total membership.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
“Amendment to Standing Order 22A(h) – Urgent Business Without Notice That this council agrees to amend Standing Order 22A(h) as follows: From: “...The application for leave to introduce the motion shall be decided upon without debate save in the discretion of An Cathaoirleach. Leave to propose the motion shall be granted if there is no objection to the motion, or, where there is an objection, if not less than half of the total Membership of the Council [20 members] vote in favour of granting leave...” To: “...The application for leave to introduce the motion shall be decided upon without debate save in the discretion of An Cathaoirleach. Leave to propose the motion shall be granted if there is no objection to the motion, or, where there is an objection, if a simple majority of the members in favour of granting leave...”.”
Proposed by Councillor D. O’Keeffe; seconded by Councillor H. Lewis.
The minutes record: An Cathaoirleach, Councillor J. O’Leary, declared Motion (2) from the floor DEFEATED
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 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.