Louth County Council · Special Meeting of Louth County Council · 8 October 2024
A vote on Councillor Pio Smith's amendment to increase the base rate of local property tax by 15% and hold it there for five years.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Councillor Pio Smith proposed an amendment which would increase the LPT base rate by 15%, and holding it at that for 5 years.
Proposed by Councillor Pio Smith; seconded by Councillor Marianne Butler.
The minutes record: The amendment fell and therefore the substantive motion, that there would be no change in the LPT base rate for 2025, was adopted.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 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.