South Dublin County Council · November 2024 Annual Budget Meeting · 14 November 2024
A vote on a motion to amend the draft 2025 budget by spending €50,000,000 more on maintaining and retrofitting council housing and €26,585,100 on a rates rebate scheme for small and medium businesses. It would be funded by a 50% increase in the annual rate on valuation, from 0.276 to 0.414.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
‘’That the Draft Budget for the local financial year ending 31st December, 2025 is hereby amended by South Dublin County Council for the purpose of increased spending on maintenance of LA Housing Units, an expanded program of retrofitting of LA Housing Units and a Rate Rebate Scheme for Small and Medium Businesses by an: Increase in expenditure of (€ value) as under: A0101 / Maintenance of LA Housing Units / € 50,000,000 H0303 / Refunds and Irrecoverable Rates / € 26,585,100 Funded by a net increase/decrease in income of (€ value) as under: 50% increase in the ARV from 0.276 to 0.414 - €76,585,100 Income Source - € value
Proposed by M. Johansson; seconded by D. Adelaide.
The minutes record: As a result of the ROLL CALL VOTE the Motion to amend the Draft Budget 2025, FELL.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Irish Freedom Party | 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.