South Dublin County Council · October 2025 County Council Meeting · 13 October 2025
A vote on a motion that the council write to the Minister for Health asking that weight loss injections be regulated and added to the drugs payment and medical card schemes when prescribed by a doctor.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That this Council writes to the Minister of Health and asks that weight loss injections are considered and regulated and added to the drugs payment and medical card scheme when prescribed by a doctor to help fight obesity and help in the fight against unregulated online weight loss injection purchases.
Proposed by F. Timmons; seconded by P. Kearns.
The minutes record: As a result of the Roll Call Vote the motion was AGREED.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fianna Fáil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.