South Dublin County Council · May 2026 County Council Meeting · 11 May 2026
A vote on an amended motion that the council write to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage asking that changing a premises with shared kitchens or bathrooms into homeless accommodation require a planning application and not be exempted development.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
“That this Council agrees to write to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage requesting that, where a change of use of a premises to provide homeless accommodation is sought by an owner or developer, and where the property is designed to house non-related residents with communal kitchen and/or bathroom facilities, that such development should not be considered exempted development under Section 5 and instead should require a material change of use planning application”
Proposed by L. O’Toole; seconded by F. Timmons.
The minutes record: As a result of the ROLL CALL VOTE the amended motion was AGREED.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Fianna Fáil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 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.