Meath County Council · Special Meeting · 9 September 2025
A vote on a motion calling on the council to consider all lawful sanctions it can take against Israel, which the motion calls an apartheid state, to press it to stop what the motion describes as genocide and forced starvation of the Palestinian people.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
I am calling on Meath County Council to consider all lawful sanctions it can take against the apartheid state of Israel in order to put pressure on them to stop the Genocide and forced starvation of the Palestinian people.
Proposed by Councillor Alan Lawes; seconded by Councillor Eddie Fennessy.
The minutes record: Result: For - 27, Against – 0, Abstain – 0, Absent – 13. The motion, proposed by Councillor Alan Lawes and seconded by Councillor Eddie Fennessy, was approved after the minimum requirement of 14 members in agreement was met.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aontú | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.