South Dublin County Council · September 2025 County Council Meeting · 8 September 2025
A vote on an amended motion that the council write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion, except for data centres demonstrably powered entirely by renewable energy.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
“Calling for the council to write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion, except for those data centres that are demonstrably powered by 100% renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, water, wave, and thermal energy”
Proposed by H. Farrell; seconded by L. O’Toole.
The minutes record: As a result of the Roll Call Vote the motion as amended was AGREED.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 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.