The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. 

It was proposed by Councillor A. Tormey, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien:

“That Councillor Tom O’Leary be appointed as Area Chairperson of the Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee.”

It was then proposed by Councillor B. Hanaphy, seconded by Councillor J. Newman:

“That Councillor Malachy Quinn be appointed as Area Chairperson of the Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee.”

The Deputy Mayor then instructed that a roll call vote be taken. 

It was AGREED that Deputy Mayor Councillor JK Onwumereh cast his vote as the Mayors vote.

The division of the voting resulted as follows:

FOR COUNCILLOR O’LEARY:      18       EIGHTEEN

FOR COUNCILLOR QUINN:          12      TWELVE        

ABSTAIN:                                         1          ONE

FOR COUNCILLOR O’LEARY:      Councillors Darragh Butler; Eimear Carbone-Mangan; Luke Corkery; Kieran Dennison; Cathal Haughey; David Healy; James Humphreys; Tom Kitt; Ted Leddy; Grainne Maguire; Mary McCamley; Eoghan O'Brien; Robert O'Donoghue; JK Onwumereh; Brendan Ryan; Siobhan Shovlin; Aoibhinn Tormey; John Walsh.

FOR COUNCILLOR QUINN:         Councillors John Burtchaell; Ruth Coppinger; Angela Donnelly; Tania Doyle; Jimmy Guerin; Breda Hanaphy; Darren Jack Kelly; Dean Mulligan; Paul Mulville; Joe Newman; Malachy Quinn; Gerard Sheehan.

ABSTAIN:                                          Councillor Patrick Quinlan.

The Deputy Mayor then DECLARED Councillor Tom O’Leary be appointed as Area Chairperson of the Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee.