Mayo County Council · Minutes of Mayo County Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers Monday 13th July 2026 at 14:00 · 13 July 2026
A vote on adopting the draft Renewable Energy Strategy for County Mayo, amended to keep the 1 km buffer zone around settlements.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Mayo County Council adopt the draft Renewable Energy Strategy for County Mayo with the amendment to retain the 1KM buffer zone around settlements
Proposed by Cllr. G. Coyle; seconded by Cllr. P. Flynn.
The minutes record: As there were 21 votes for and 5 votes against it was deemed that Draft Renewable Energy Strategy for County Mayo was adopted subject to the amendment to retain the 1km buffer around settlements for renewable energy developments
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aontú | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 1 | 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.