Kerry County Council · Ordinary Meeting of Kerry County Council · 18 May 2026
A vote on making beach bye-laws to regulate sauna services and related commercial activities on specified beaches in County Kerry, and to provide for fixed payments.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
that this Council resolves to make the Kerry County Council Beach (Amendments) Bye Laws 2026 pursuant to the recommendation in the Director of Services report for the purposes of regulating and controlling the provision of sauna services and related commercial activities on specified beaches in County Kerry and providing for the imposition of fixed payments in accordance with Part 19 of the Local Government Act 2001, Section 206 of the Local Government Act 2001 and the Local Government Act 2001 (Bye-Law) Regulations 2006.
Proposed by Cllr. Sam Locke; seconded by Cllr Jimmy Moloney.
The minutes record: The Cathaoirleach declared the vote was carried.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fianna Fáil | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Independent Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
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.