South Dublin County Council · Special Meeting to consider proposed Variation No. 2 South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 · 19 June 2026
A vote on an amendment adding a specific local objective that bans bulk purchases of homes built on the lands, except by the council or approved housing bodies, with homes otherwise sold only to individual private buyers.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
"To include an SLO on the lands as follows: 'No bulk purchases on units built on these lands No bulk purchases of residential units developed on these lands shall be permitted, with the exception of acquisitions by the County Council or AHBs for the purposes of meeting its statutory housing functions. Residential units shall otherwise be sold only to individual private purchasers, and this requirement shall be included as a condition of any planning permission granted. Remove: only individual private purchases permitted as stipulation on planning permission”
Proposed by L. Dunne; seconded by W. Carey.
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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 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.