Meath County Council · Statutory Budget Meeting · 24 November 2025

2. To pass a resolution adopting the draft Budget for 2026 as set out in Tables A – F.

A vote on adopting the council's annual budget for 2026.

Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.

It was proposed to adopt the Annual Budget on the proposal of Councillor Gerry O’Connor and seconded by Councillor Mike Bray.

Proposed by Councillor Gerry O’Connor; seconded by Councillor Mike Bray.

Carried34–1

Tá: 34
Níl: 1
Staon: 4
Didn't vote: 1

The minutes record: Votes For = 34, Against = 1, Abstain = 4, Absent = 1. In accordance with this decision, Meath County Council Budget 2026 was adopted.

By party

Party	Tá	Níl	Staon	Didn't vote
Fine Gael	10	0	0	1
Independent	8	0	3	0
Fianna Fáil	9	0	0	0
Sinn Féin	6	0	0	0
Aontú	0	1	1	0
Social Democrats	1	0	0	0

How each councillor voted

Tá — yes
Níl — no
Staon — abstained
Didn't vote

Tá 34

Níl 1

Emer TóibínAontú

Staon 4

Didn’t vote 1

Didn't vote 1

Alan TobinFine Gael

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.