Tipperary County Council · Minutes of Proceedings of Budget Meeting of Tipperary County Council held on 6th December 2024 · 6 December 2024
A vote on an amendment to reduce rates relief on vacant commercial properties. Relief on rates under €5,000 would stay at 100% in year 1 and fall to 80% afterwards, relief on rates of €5,000 to €10,000 would fall from 80% to 70%, and relief on rates above €10,000 from 60% to 50%.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Cllr A.M. Ryan proposed an amendment to the motion that: - 100% relief on commercial rates of under €5,000 on vacant premises, already in place, remain at 100% in Year 1 and subsequent years be reduced to 80% 80% rates relief given to owners of vacant commercial properties, that pay rates of between €5,000 and €10,000, be reduced to 70% relief. 60% relief given to owners of vacant commercial properties, that pay rates of greater than €10,000, be reduced to 50% relief.
Proposed by Cllr A.M. Ryan; seconded by Cllr D. Dunne.
The minutes record: The Meetings Administrator noted the result of the vote at 4 for the amendment, 31 against with 3 Councillors deemed absent when the vote was called. He deemed the amendment proposal defeated
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers and Unemployed Action | 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.