Minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 11^th October 2021 which had been circulated were considered. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh, seconded by Councillor D. Whooley and RESOLVED –

“That the minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 11^th October 2021 be ADOPTED.”

It was proposed by Councillor Séana Ó Rodaigh, seconded by Councillor Daniel Whooley and RESOLVED:

“That in accordance with Standing Order No. 53, Questions numbered 2 to 14 be ADOPTED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED and NOTED.

It was NOTED that there was no business under this heading.

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor M. McCamley, seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and AGREED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of Committee of Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar Services (B) meeting held on 4^th November 2021, are hereby APPROVED.”

It was NOTED that there was no business under this heading

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.   It was proposed by Councillor B. Dennehy and seconded by Councillor B. Manton and RESOLVED:

“That the land referred to in the attached report be disposed of in accordance with the terms specified therein.”

This item was DEFERRED to the December meeting of the County Council.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.   It was proposed by Councillor H. Mahony, seconded by Councillor N. Treacy and RESOLVED:

“That Fingal County Council hereby resolves, pursuant to Part XI of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part VIII of the Local Government Planning & Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), that the proposed dwelling at No. 50 Sheepmoor Avenue (existing shop site), Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 be proceeded with as set out in the foregoing report.” 

The report of the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.

It was AGREED to take Motion Item No. 30 in conjunction with this item.

The following motion, in the name of Cllr. J. Newman, was proposed by Cllr. J. Newman and seconded by Cllr. S. Ó Rodaigh.

“That the Chief Executive, prior to the adoption of the Tree Strategy, introduce a process which will inform local area Councillors on a regular basis of the intent to remove trees or hedgerows in their local areas, (except in emergency situations) and that the system of documenting requests or plans to remove trees in the Fingal area are transparent and accessible to Councillors on request.”

Following discussion, the motion in the name of Councillor J. Newman was PASSED.

The following motion, in the name of Councillor I. Carey, was proposed by Councillor I. Carey and seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh.

“That the trees in residential areas that are within 5 metres of public lighting standard and obstructing light to an unreasonable level may only be removed as a last resort if it is not feasible to 1) reduce the height of the light so that light is no longer obstructed, or 2) extend the arm of the light so that light is no longer obstructed”.

Following discussion, it was proposed by Councillor I. Carey, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and AGREED:

“That the foregoing motion be amended to read as follows:

That the trees in residential areas that are within 5 metres of public lighting standard and obstructing light to an unreasonable level may only be removed as a last resort if, following consultation with the public lighting section, it is not feasible to 1) reduce the height of the light so that light is no longer obstructed, or 2) extend the arm of the light so that light is no longer obstructed”.

Following further discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. I. Carey, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and AGREED; “That the foregoing motion, as amended, is hereby PASSED.”

It was then proposed by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and seconded by Councillor H. Mahony;

“That the Forest of Fingal, A Tree Strategy for Fingal is hereby ADOPTED.”

The Mayor, Cllr. S. Ó Rodaigh referred to the successful recent trip to Utrecht by a number of Members and staff.

The Mayor also commented on the Celtic Lighting Event held in Millennium Park and the anti-social behaviour that took place at the Event.

The report of the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.

Following discussion, the report was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED

The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been circulated, was NOTED.

The attached motion, in the name of Cllr. A. O’Rourke, was proposed by Cllr. A. O’Rourke and seconded by Cllr. N. Treacy.

Following discussion, the Mayor instructed that a roll call vote be taken and on a division the voting resulted as follows:

FOR:             17      SEVENTEEN

AGAINST:     18      EIGHTEEN

FOR: Burtchaell, John; Carey, Ian; Conroy, Pamela; Doyle, Tania; Graves, Ann; Hanaphy, Breda; Healy, David; Humphreys, James; McCamley, Mary; Mulligan, Dean; Mulville, Paul; Newman, Joe; Ó Rodaigh, Séana; O;Rourke, Aaron; Power, Karen; Treacy, Natalie; Walsh, John.

AGAINST: Butler, Darragh; Dennehy, Brian; Dennison, Kieran; Guerin, Jimmy; Henchy, Adrian; Kitt, Tom; Lavin, Anthony; Leddy, Ted; Maguire, Grainne; Mahony, Howard; Manton, Brigid; Murphy, Tony; O;Brien, Eoghan; O;Donoghue, Robert; O’Leary, Tom; Onwumereh, JK; Rane, Punam; Shovlin, Siobhan.

The Mayor then declared the motion LOST.

The attached motion, in the name of Cllr. N. Treacy, was proposed by Cllr. N. Treacy and seconded by Cllr. R. O’Donoghue.

It was AGREED to take item no. 31, Motion in the name of Councillor R. O’Donoghue in conjunction with this item.

The attached motion in the name of Councillor R. O’Donoghue was proposed by Councillor R. O’Donoghue and seconded by Councillor J. Walsh. At this stage, Councillor K. Power announced she was removing herself from the discussion.? 

Following discussion, the Mayor instructed that a roll call vote be taken on the motion in the name of Councillor N. Treacy and on a division the voting resulted as follows:

FOR:              13       THIRTEEN

AGAINST:     21       TWENTY ONE

FOR: Councillors Burtchaell, John; Doyle, Tania; Graves, Ann; Hanaphy, Breda; Humphreys, James; McCamley, Mary; Mulville, Paul; Newman, Joe; O’Donoghue, Robert; Ó Rodaigh, Séana; O’Rourke, Aaron; Treacy; Natalie; Walsh, John.

AGAINST: Councillors Butler, Darragh: Carey, Ian; Conroy, Pamela; Dennehy, Brian; Dennison, Kieran; Guerin, Jimmy; Healy, David; Henchy, Adrian; Kitt, Tom; Lavin, Anthony; Leddy, Ted; Maguire, Grainne; Mahony, Howard; Manton, Brigid; O’Brien, Eoghan; Murphy, Tony; O’Leary, Tom; Onwumereh, JK; Rane, Punam; Shovlin, Siobhan; Whooley, Daniel.

The Mayor then declared the motion LOST.

Following discussion, the report to the motion in the name of Councillor R. O’Donoghue was NOTED.

The attached motion, in the name of Cllr. A. Henchy, was proposed by Cllr. A. Henchy and seconded by Cllr. H. Mahony.

It was AGREED at this stage to extend the meeting by 20 minutes to complete the discussion on this motion.

Following discussion, the reportwas NOTED.