The Mayor, Cllr. S. Ó Rodaigh, reminded Members that Standing Orders would apply to all aspects of the meeting.

The Members extended their sympathy to Bronagh Corry, on the passing of her father.

Minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 9^th May 2022 which had been circulated were considered. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor K. Power, seconded by Councillor P. Mulville and RESOLVED –

“That the minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 9^th May 2022 be ADOPTED.”

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

“That Councillor JK. Onwumereh, be appointed to the Board of BASE Enterprise.”

It was proposed by Councillor K. Dennison, seconded by Councillor T. Kitt and RESOLVED:

“That in accordance with Standing Order No. 53, Questions numbered 3 to 11, be ADOPTED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor J. Newman, seconded by Councillor JK. Onwumereh and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of the Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee Services B meeting held on 12^th May 2022 be ADOPTED.”

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

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor J. Guerin, seconded by Councillor D. Healy and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of the Howth Malahide Area Committee Services B meeting held on 1^st June 2022 be ADOPTED.”

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

“That the recommendations contained in the report of the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar Area Committee Services B meeting held on 2^nd June be ADOPTED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor T. Murphy, seconded by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of the Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee Services B meeting held on 9^th June 2022 be ADOPTED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was then proposed by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh, seconded by Councillor D. Whooley and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report be ADOPTED.”

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  Following discussion, the presentation was NOTED.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  Following discussion, it was proposed by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien, and RESOLVED:

“That this Council hereby resolves to adopt the Scheme of Priority for Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangements as presented to Council at meeting held on Monday, 13th June 2022.”

The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh, seconded by Councillor D. Whooley and RESOLVED:

“That the Summer Project Funding 2022as set out in the foregoing report is hereby APPROVED.”

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

During the course of the discussion the following motion in the name of Cllr. J. Hopkins, Cllr. D. Whooley, Cllr. P. Conroy, Cllr. D. Healy, Cllr. K. Power, Cllr. T. Doyle, Cllr. D. Mulligan, Cllr. N. Tracey, Cllr. A. Graves, Cllr. B. Hanaphy, Cllr. A. Donnelly, Cllr. P. Mulville, Cllr. A. Tormey was proposed byCllr. J. Hopkins seconded by Councillor P. Mulville - 

“That this Council, in relation to the Fingal draft Biodiversity Action Plan 2022 to 2030, resolves to commit the necessary resources and funding required to implement the full 100 actions laid out in the plan by 2030, as opposed to just 32, including an annual budget allocation of circa €4 million.”

Following discussion, it was AGREED to defer further discussion on this matter pending consideration of the Draft Biodiversity Action Plan 2022 by the Council.

The following motion in the name of Cllrs A. Tormey, Cllr K. Dennison, Cllr T. O'Leary, Cllr S. Shovlin, Cllr P. Rane, Cllr T. Leddywas then proposed by Cllr A. Tormey and seconded by Cllr T. O’Leary–

“That Fingal County Council write to the following Government Departments to request additional funding to ensure full implementation of the council’s Biodiversity Action Plan:

-       Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

-       Department of Finance

-       Department of the Taoiseach

-       Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.”

Following discussion, the motion was PASSED.

The following motion was then proposed by Cllr J. Newman and seconded by Cllr J. Guerin–

“That this Council recognises the importance of the Fingal biodiversity action plan by committing the funding appropriate and necessary to ensure the success of the plan.”

Following discussion, the motion was PASSED.

Following further discussion, the Chief Executive’s report was NOTED.

The motion, in the name of Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and Councillor D. Whooley was proposed by Councillor S. Ó Rodaigh and seconded by Councillor D. Whooley.

Following discussion, the motion was PASSED.

The notice which had been circulated was NOTED.

The notice which had been circulated was NOTED.

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

The correspondence, which had been received, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been received, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been received, was NOTED.

The correspondence, which had been received, was NOTED.

The motion, in the name of Councillor K. Dennison was proposed by Councillor K. Dennison and seconded by Councillor P. Rane.

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

FOR:            12      TWELVE

AGAINST:    20      TWENTY

FOR:   Councillors; O’Brien, Eoghan; Onwumereh, JK; Manton, Brigid; Kitt, Tom; O’Leary, Tom; Henchy, Adrian; Butler, Darragh; Mahony, Howard; Dennehy, Brian; Dennison, Kieran; Leddy, Ted; Rane, Punam.

AGAINST:      Councillors Ó Rodaigh, Seána; Hopkins, Joan; Mulville, Paul; Mulligan, Dean; Donnelly, Angela; Hanaphy, Breda; Graves, Ann; Treacy, Natalie; Maguire, Grainne; Whooley, Daniel; Carey, Ian; Power, Karen; Walsh, John; McCamley, Mary; Doyle, Tania; Healy, David; Conroy, Pamela; O’Donoghue, Robert; McDonagh, Brian; Humphreys, James.

The Mayor then DECLARED the Motion LOST.

At this stage the Mayor suspended Standing Orders and it was AGREED by the Members to extend the meeting to conclude Item 23.

The motion, in the name of Councillor JK. Onwumereh was proposed by Councillor JK. Onwumereh and seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien.

Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr. JK. Onwumereh and seconded by Cllr. E. O’Brien to and AGREED to amend the motion as follows –

“To include the following words:

"music" and "especially youth"

To read

“That this Council supports the establishment of a Fingal wide musicfestival to foster inclusion, integration and cohesion among residents, to celebrate the rich diversity in Fingal, especially youths.”

Following further discussion, the motion, as amended, was PASSED.