Roscommon County Council · Monthly Meeting of Roscommon County Council · 27 April 2026
A vote on Councillor Keogh's counter motion to Councillor Cull's motion on the Triple Lock. It reaffirms Ireland's policy of military neutrality and opposition to military alliances, while supporting democratic oversight and Ireland's sovereign ability to deploy Defence Forces personnel on peacekeeping, humanitarian, civilian protection and evacuation missions.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this Council, mindful of Article 29 of Bunreacht na hÉireann and Ireland’s devotion to “peace and friendly co-operation amongst nations”, “the pacific settlement of international disputes” and “the generally recognised principles of international law”, reaffirms Ireland’s long-standing policy of military neutrality and opposition to military alliances, while supporting full democratic oversight and Ireland’s sovereign ability, in accordance with international law, to deploy Defence Forces personnel on peacekeeping, humanitarian, civilian protection and evacuation missions in the interests of global peace, in line with the long standing principles of the United Nations.
Proposed by Cllr. Keogh; seconded by Cllr. Crosby.
The minutes record: The Meetings Administrator stated that the result of the vote is 13 votes FOR the counter proposal, 3 votes AGAINST the counter proposal, 0 abstentions and 2 marked as absent. The Cathaoirleach then stated that the counter proposal has passed and defeated the original proposal.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 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.