Wicklow County Council · Annual Budget Meeting of Wicklow County Council · 25 November 2024
A vote on making a scheme that gives a 20% abatement of rates on vacant premises for the year ending 31 December 2025.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That Wicklow County Council makes a scheme for the abatement of rates due to it by liable persons, or classes of liable persons, in respect of vacant properties in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019. Such a scheme will provide for a 20% abatement of rates on vacant premises as provided for in Section 9(1) of the Local Government Rates & Other Matters Act of 2019 for the financial year ending of 31st December 2025
Proposed by Cllr. E. Doyle; seconded by Cllr. D. Alvey.
The minutes record: following a roll call it was agreed by a margin of 24 votes for and 8 not present.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fine Gael | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
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.