Monaghan County Council · Meeting of Monaghan County Council · 3 November 2025
A vote on a motion calling on the Minister for Health, the Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach to commit to access to healthcare treatment across the whole island of Ireland. It also urges the Irish Government and the Northern Executive to move towards fully integrated health service planning and delivery.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
‘That this Council calls on the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill T.D., the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe T.D. and An Taoiseach, Michéal Martin T.D., (through his Shared Island Office) to commit to the delivery of access to healthcare treatment on the island of Ireland to all parts of the island. This Council urges the Irish Government and the Northern Executive to take the necessary steps to enhance co-operation between the existing health services North and South and move towards the full integration of service planning and delivery on an island wide basis’.
Proposed by Cllr C. Carthy; seconded by Cllr S. Flynn.
The minutes record: Following a discussion on the motion, a recorded vote was taken which resulted as follows: For: Cllrs C. Carthy, S. Conlon, N. Keelan, P. Treanor, N. McCooey, S. Flynn, B. McAree P. Gibbons and S. Treanor Total: 9 Against: Cllrs R. Aughey, A. Campbell, P. Clerkin, P. Conlon, S. Coyle, S. Gilliland, A. Johnston, PJ O’Hanlon and R. Truell Total: 9 As there was an equal division of votes, the Cathaoirleach stated that he was exercising his casting vote against the motion. The Cathaoirleach declared the motion defeated.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 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.