The Mayor, Councillor. A. Henchy, at the start of the meeting reminded Members that Standing Orders would apply to all aspects of the meeting.

Minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 3^rd July 2023 which had been circulated were considered. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor K. Dennison, seconded by Councillor C. Boland and RESOLVED –

“That the minutes of the County Council Meeting held on 3^rd July 2023 be ADOPTED.”

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

It was proposed by Councillor C. Boland and seconded by Councillor G. Maguire that Councillor Tony Murphy be nominated to the Fingal Coastal Liaison Group.

It was proposed by Councillor P. Mulville and seconded by Councillor B. McDonagh that Councillor Brendan Ryan be nominated to the Fingal Coastal Liaison Group.

It was AGREED to take a 3minute recess.

The Mayor then instructed that a roll call vote be taken, on a division the voting resulted as follows:

MURPHY:              18      EIGHTEEN

RYAN:                  16      SIXTEEN

ABSTAIN:              0        ZERO

MURPHY:              Councillors Donnelly, Angela; Graves, Ann; Treacy, Natalie; Maguire, Grainne; Murphy, Tony; O’Brien, Eoghan, Kitt, Tom; Manton, Brigid; Shovlin, Siobhan; Lavin, Anthony; Doyle, Tania; Newman, Joe; Guerin, Jimmy; Boland, Cathal; Butler, Darragh; Onwumereh, JK; Dennehy, Brian; Leddy, Ted

RYAN:            Councillors Henchy, Adrian; Hopkins, Joan; Mulville, Paul; Mulligan, Dean; Carey, Ian; Power, Karen; Ryan, Brendan; Walsh, John; McCamley, Mary; Tormey, Aoibhinn; Conroy, Pamela; O’Donoghue, Robert; McDonagh, Brian; Humphreys, James; Dennison, Kieran; Rane, Punam.

The Mayor then DECLARED Councillor Tony Murphy as nominated to the Fingal Coastal Liaison Group.

It was proposed by Councillor C. Boland, seconded by Councillor M. McCamley and RESOLVED:

“That in accordance with Standing Order No. 53, Questions numbered 3 to 15, be ADOPTED.”

The reports by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, were CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor A. Tormey, seconded by Councillor P. Rane and RESOLVED: 

“That the recommendations contained in the amended quarterly report of the Climate Action, Biodiversity Environment Strategic Policy Committee are hereby APPROVED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor P. Rane, seconded by Councillor B. McDonagh and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report from Corporate Policy Group Meeting held on 6^th September 2023, beAPPROVED.”

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

“That the recommendations contained in the report of Committee of Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar Services B meeting held on 7^th September 2023, are hereby ADOPTED.”

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

It was proposed by Councillor A. Henchy, seconded by Councillor. G. Maguire and RESOLVED:

“That in accordance with Section 135 of the Local Government Act 2001 the Council hereby resolves to consider the Three Year Capital Programme at the Meeting of the County Council to be held on the 9^th October 2023.”

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

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

The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor A. Lavin, and RESOLVED:

 “That the roads referred to in the attached report be, and are hereby declared to be, public roads.”

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

The Mayor, Councillor. A. Henchy, advised the Members that two emergency motions had been received.

The first motion from Councillor A. Graves was ruled in order and would be heard 15 minutes before the end of the meeting.

The second motion from Councillor A. Graves was ruled out of order. 

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

It was proposed by Councillor A. Lavin and seconded by Councillor K. Dennison to vary the order of business and to take Agenda Item 41 at this stage of the meeting and this was AGREED by the Members.

The motion, in the name of Councillor A. Graves was proposed by Councillor A. Graves and seconded by Councillor A. Donnelly.

Following discussion, the motion was AGREED.

It was also AGREED that a copy of the letter submitted to the Mayor will be circulated to all the Members.

The motion, in the name of Councillor A. Henchy was proposed by Councillor A. Henchy and seconded by Councillor G. Maguire.

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

FOR:               14        FOURTEEN

AGAINST:     8          EIGHT

ABSTAIN:        1        ONE

FOR:                           Councillors Henchy, Adrian; Mulligan, Dean; Hanaphy, Breda; Maguire, Grainne; Power, Karen; Kitt, Tom; Lavin, Anthony; Guerin, Jimmy; Conroy, Pamela; Mahony, Howard; Butler, Darragh; Onwumereh, JK; Dennehy, Brian; Leddy, Ted.

AGAINST:                 Councillors Donnelly, Angela; Treacy, Natalie; Ryan, Brendan; Walsh, John; McCamley, Mary; O’Donoghue, Robert; McDonagh, Brian; Humphreys, James.

ABSTAIN:                 Councillor Burtchaell, John.

The Mayor then DECLARED the Motion PASSED.

The notice which had been circulated 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 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 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. Power was proposed by Councillor K. Power and seconded by Councillor P. Conroy.

During the course of discussion, an amended motion was received from Cllr. K. Power.  The amended motion was proposed by Cllr. K. Power and seconded by Cllr. I. Carey:

Amendment to Item 25:

 Insert “in our green open spaces (excluding play pitches and allowing for trimming close to traffic junctions)”

Amended motion to read:

“That this Council adopt a "no mowing" policy in May going forward in our green open spaces (excluding play pitches and allowing for trimming close to traffic junctions) to bring the area into line with the national "No Mow May" campaign.”  

Follow discussion the amended motion was AGREED.

The following motion was proposed by Councillor A. Graves and seconded by Councillor N. Treacy:

“That Fingal County Council:

Stands in solidarity with FÓRSA members in Fingal County Council and other local authorities across the state as they commence industrial action to address issues around job evaluation and pay;

Supports their call for a formal job evaluation process to ensure workers jobs are properly graded and enumerated;

Calls on Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien, the LGMA and the executive of Fingal County Council to return to negotiations with FÓRSA and to agree a mechanism for processing the job evaluation process.”

Following discussion, the motion was AGREED.