Kerry County Council · Ordinary Meeting of Kerry County Council · 17 November 2025
A vote on an amended motion that the council write to the Minister for Justice asking for sentences for assaults on front-line workers such as nurses, doctors, the fire brigade, civil defence and gardaí. The amendment removed the word mandatory from the original motion.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Kerry County Council write to the Minister for Justice to introduce sentences for assaults on front line workers i.e. nurses, doctors, fire brigade, civil defence and An Garda Síochána.
Proposed by Cllr. Deirdre Ferris; seconded by Cllr. Paul Daly.
The minutes record: The vote wasn't carried.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Fianna Fáil | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kerry Independent Alliance | 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.