Roscommon County Council · Special Meeting of Roscommon County Council · 7 September 2026
A vote on a counter proposal to the Chief Executive's recommendation on submission 8 to the proposed variation of the county development plan. It would rezone a 15-metre strip beside the filling station at Castle Street, Roscommon town, from Greenbelt to Outer Core. A Tá vote was for the rezoning.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
The counter proposal is to amend the Proposed Variation by changing the zoning of the identified 15-metre strip of land adjoining the existing filling station at Castle Street and the N60/N61, Roscommon Town, from “Greenbelt” to “Outer Core”.
Proposed by Cllr. Dineen; seconded by Cllr. Ward.
The minutes record: The result of the vote is: 3 votes FOR the counter proposal 11 votes AGAINST the counter proposal 2 abstentions 2 marked as absent The Cathaoirleach then stated: The counter proposal is defeated, and the original proposal is deemed as passed.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.