Meath County Council · Presidential Nomination Meeting · 22 September 2025
A procedural vote on suspending standing orders so that the council could consider a motion not to propose any candidate for the presidential election.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Councillor Gerry O’Connor proposed to suspend standing orders, to consider a motion not to propose any candidate for nomination for the Election to the Office of the President of Ireland.
Proposed by Councillor Gerry O’Connor; seconded by Councillor Joe Fox.
The minutes record: Result: For - 24, Against – 2, Abstain – 7, Absent – 7. The proposal to suspend standing orders was agreed as the minimum required two-thirds majority of the Members present voted in favour.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aontú | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.