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

The Mayor, Councillor B. McDonagh informed the Members that a number of emergency motions had been received and were ruled out of order. 

The Mayor, Councillor B. McDonagh on behalf of the Members expressed their condolences to the family of Mr Davy Byrne the first County Manager of Fingal, who passed away recently. 

It was agreed to hold a minute’s silence.

Minutes of the County Council Meeting held on Monday 10th February 2025 which had been circulated were considered. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor K. Dennison, seconded by Councillor B. McDonagh and RESOLVED –

“That the minutes of the County Council Meeting held on Monday 10th February 2025 be ADOPTED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, setting out the required procedures, which had been circulated was READ.

The nomination of Helen Redwood to fill the casual vacancy was proposed by Councillor J. Burtchaell and seconded by Councillor D. Mulligan and AGREED.

In accordance with Section 19 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, Helen Redwood was co-opted as a Member of Fingal County Council.

The report by the Chief Executive, setting out the required procedures, which had been circulated was READ.

The nomination of Mark Boland to fill the casual vacancy was proposed by Councillor B. Ryan and seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and AGREED.

In accordance with Section 19 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, Mark Boland was co-opted as a Member of Fingal County Council.

Councillor H. Redwood and Councillor M. Boland entered the Chamber and spoke to the Chamber on their appointments to Fingal County Council.

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

It was proposed by Councillor J. Burtchaell and seconded by Councillor B. McDonagh and AGREED:

“That Councillor Helen Redwood be appointed as a member of the Climate Action, Biodiversity, Environment Strategic Policy Committee”.

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

It was proposed by Councillor P. Quinlan, seconded by Councillor C. Boland:

“That Councillor Patrick Quinlan be appointed as a member to the Regional Health Forum Dublin North East.”

It was then proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor J. Humphreys:

“That Councillor John Walsh be appointed as a member to the Regional Health Forum Dublin North East.”

Councillor J. Walsh withdrew his nomination.

It was then proposed by Councillor A. Tormey, seconded by Councillor J. Walsh:

“That Councillor Tom O’Leary be appointed as a member to the Regional Health Forum Dublin North East.”

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

FOR COUNCILLOR O’LEARY:      30        THIRTY

FOR COUNCILLOR QUINLAN:    0         ZERO

ABSTAIN:                                          2          TWO

FOR COUNCILLOR O’LEARY:      Councillors Cathal Boland, Darragh Butler, Eimear Carbone-Mangan, Luke Corkery, Kieran Dennison, Eoghan Dockrell, Angela Donnelly, Jimmy Guerin, Cathal Haughey, David Healy, James Humphreys, Corina Johnston, Tom Kitt, Ted Leddy, Grainne Maguire, Brian Mc Donagh, Mary McCamley, Dean Mulligan, Paul Mulville, Tony Murphy, Eoghan O'Brien, Tom O'Leary, JK Onwumereh, Malachy Quinn, Brendan Ryan, Siobhan Shovlin, John Smyth, Aoibhinn Tormey, Ellen Troy, John Walsh.

ABSTAIN:                  Councillors   Patrick Quinlan, Gerard Sheehan.         

The Mayor then DECLARED Councillor Tom O’Leary to be appointed as a member of the Regional Health Forum Dublin North East.

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

It was proposed by Councillor J. Burtchaell and seconded by Councillor D. Mulligan and AGREED:

“That Councillor Helen Redwood be appointed as a member of the Joint Fingal and South Dublin Liffey Valley Special Amenity Area Order (SAAO) Management Committee”.

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

It was proposed by Councillor J. Burtchaell and seconded by Councillor D. Mulligan and AGREED:

“That Councillor Helen Redwood be appointed as a member of the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (LTACC)”.

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

It was proposed by Councillor B. Ryan and seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and AGREED:

“That Councillor Mark Boland be appointed as a member of the Housing Strategic Policy Committee (SPC)”.

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

It was proposed by Councillor J. Walsh and seconded by Councillor C. Johnston and AGREED:

“That Councillor Mark Boland be appointed as a member of the Fingal Coastal Liaison Group”.

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

It was proposed by Councillor J. Walsh and seconded by Councillor J. Humphreys and AGREED:

“That Councillor Mark Boland be appointed as a member of the North Dublin Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force”.

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

It was proposed by Councillor J. Humphreys and seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and AGREED:

“That Councillor Mark Boland be appointed as a member of the Lusk Town Team”.

It was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and RESOLVED:

“That in accordance with Standing Order No. 51, Questions numbered 5 to 22 be ADOPTED.”

The reports by the Organisation, Procedure and Finance (OP&F) Committee Meeting dated Monday 10th February 2025 which had been circulated were CONSIDERED and NOTED.

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor M. Quinn, seconded by Councillor B. Ryan, and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of Committee of Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Services (B) Meeting held on Thursday 13th February 2025, are hereby ADOPTED.”

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

A Draft Proposed Amendment to the Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Fingal) Bye-Laws 2020 – Porterstown Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15 was CONSIDERED.

 It was proposed by Councillor S. Shovlin, seconded by Councillor K. Dennison, and AGREED that the resolution was APPROVED. 

Resolution:

Fingal County Council, in exercise with the powers conferred on it by Section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 (No. 44 of 2004), as amended by Section 6 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), and Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 2016 (No. 21 of 2016) and following consultation with An Garda Síochána, makes the following Special Speed Limit Bye-Law 2025: 

Reduction of Speed Limit from 60kmph to 50kmph at Porterstown Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15.

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

“That the recommendations contained in the report from Corporate Policy Group Meeting held on Monday 3^rd March 2025, beAPPROVED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor A. Tormey, and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of Committee of Howth/Malahide Services B Area Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 5^th March 2025, are hereby ADOPTED.”

The report by the Chief Executive, which had been circulated, was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor J. Walsh, seconded by Councillor E. Carbone-Mangan and RESOLVED:

“That the recommendations contained in the report of Committee of Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart/Castleknock/Ongar Services B meeting held on Thursday 6^th March 2025, are hereby ADOPTED.”

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

It was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor J. Humphreys and AGREED.

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

It was proposed by Councillor C. Boland, seconded by Councillor J. Humphreys and AGREED.

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

It was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor J. Guerin and RESOLVED:

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

It was noted there was no business under this item.

The attached report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.   It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien and seconded by Councillor A. Tormey and RESOLVED:

“That lands to the side of No. 36A Yellow Walls Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, as referred to in the Notice under S183 of the Local Government Act 2001 as amended and dated 19^th February 2025, be disposed of to Colm de Burca and Judith de Burca in accordance with the terms specified therein.”

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

The Mayor informed the Members a motion has been received.

The motion, in the name of Councillor E. Troy was proposed by Councillor E. Troy and seconded by Councillor G. Sheehan.

“That this Notice of disposal of land at Powerstown to Apurva Charity be deferred today.”

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

FOR:               4          FOUR

AGAINST:     28        TWENTY EIGHT

ABSTAIN:      4          FOUR

FOR:         Councillors Ted Leddy, Joe Newman, Gerard Sheehan, Ellen Troy.                

AGAINST:    Councillors Cathal Boland , Mark Boland, John Burtchaell, Darragh Butler, Eimear Carbone-Mangan, Luke Corkery, Kieran Dennison, Eoghan Dockrell, Angela Donnelly, David Healy, James Humphreys, Corina Johnston, Tom Kitt, Brian Mc Donagh, Mary McCamley, Dean Mulligan, Paul Mulville, Eoghan O'Brien, Tom O'Leary, JK Onwumereh, Patrick Quinlan, Malachy Quinn, Helen Redwood, Brendan Ryan, Siobhan Shovlin, John Smyth, Aoibhinn Tormey, John Walsh.                       

ABSTAIN:      Councillors Jimmy Guerin, Cathal Haughey, Grainne Maguire, Tony Murphy.               

The Mayor then DECLARED the motion FELL.

The Mayor Councillor B. McDonagh, then instructed that a roll call vote be taken on the disposal of the land and on a division the voting resulted as follows: 

FOR:               28        TWENTY EIGHT

AGAINST:     1          ONE

ABSTAIN:      5          FIVE

FOR:               Councillors Cathal Boland, Mark Boland, John Burtchaell, Darragh Butler, Eimear Carbone-Mangan, Luke Corkery, Kieran Dennison, Eoghan Dockrell, Angela Donnelly, Jimmy Guerin, Cathal Haughey, David Healy, James Humphreys, Tom Kitt, Brian Mc Donagh, Mary McCamley, Dean Mulligan, Paul Mulville, Joe Newman, Eoghan O'Brien, Tom O'Leary, Malachy Quinn, Helen Redwood, Brendan Ryan, Siobhan Shovlin, John Smyth, Aoibhinn Tormey, John Walsh.           

AGAINST:    Councillor Patrick Quinlan.         

ABSTAIN:      Councillors Ted Leddy, Grainne Maguire, Tony Murphy, Gerard Sheehan, Ellen Troy.                       

The Mayor then DECLARED the disposal of land PASSED.

It was proposed by Councillor K. Dennison and seconded by Councillor J. Walsh and RESOLVED:

“That lands to the rear of Powerstown, Tyrellstown, Dublin 15, as referred to in the Notice under S183 of the Local Government Act 2001 as amended and dated 12^th February 2025, be disposed of to Apurva Charity in accordance with the terms specified therein.”

The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED. It was proposed by Councillor J. Guerin and seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien 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.  A presentation was given to the Members by Patricia Cadogan, A/Senior Planner, Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Department.

During the course of the discussion, the Mayor informed the Members a Motion was received and this was ruled out of order.

Following discussion; it was proposed by Councillor J. Guerin, seconded by Councillor K. Dennison, and RESOLVED that –

“That the Members, having regard to the provisions of Section 19(1)(e)(i) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), and having considered and agreed with reasoning/rationale in the Chief Executive’s Report under Section 19(1)(e)(ii) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), AGREE to defer the sending of a notice under section 20(3)(a)(i) and publishing of a notice under section 20(3)(a)(ii) for a period not exceeding 5 years and thereby approve the extension of the life of the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan 2020, for a further period of 5 years.”

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

It was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor T. O’Leary, and AGREED.

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

Following discussion, it was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor M. McCamley, and AGREED.

The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  It was proposed by Councillor B. McDonagh, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien and RESOLVED:

“That the award of Streetscape Funding Grants as set out in the foregoing report is hereby APPROVED.”

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

The Mayor advised the Members that four motions have been received.  The Mayor also advised the Members that motions must detail the page number of the Chief Executives report of which the motion relates to.

Following discussion by the members on items on the CE Report; it was AGREED to extend the meeting to 20.20 to deal with the business of the meeting. It was agreed to deal with the four motions received on CE Report; in order of which they were received.

Motion One

The following motion, in the name of Councillor J. Burtchaell was proposed by Councillor J. Burtchaell and seconded by Councillor H. Redwood:

“Being cognisant that Notices of Termination from private rented accommodation represent the largest factor in people facing homelessness, that this council calls on the Housing team to engage with the DRHE and Threshold to determine what exact measures are undertaken to validate a Notice of Termination (NoT) in the context of a number of NoTs being validated by Threshold where the landlord in question was not registered with the Residential Tenancies Board as is legally required and one case where a NoT was validated and a subsequent RTB determination order granted to a party who was not the legal owner of the rental property where the tenants resided.”

Following discussion, the motion was AGREED.

Motion Two

The following motion, in the names of Councillors M. Quinn, Councillor J. Smyth, Councillor A. Donnelly and Councillor B. Hanaphy; was proposed by Councillor M. Quinn and seconded by Councillor A. Donnelly:

“That this Council calls on Minister for Housing, James Browne to reverse the recent changes to the Tenant-In-Situ scheme. He has reduced funding and cut targets for the scheme, single people and couples without children will be excluded, rental properties must be at least two years in the social housing support system, councils will not be allowed to reclaim refurbishment costs and the Department has also removed the ability of Council to acquire more than the target that will be set.”

Following discussion, the motion was AGREED.

Motion Three

The following motion, in the name of Councillor J. Guerin, was proposed by Councillor J. Guerin and seconded by Councillor D. Butler:

“In light of recent developments and the current housing crisis  the Members of FCC fully support our executive in the initiatives currently been undertaken to deliver housing for all our citizens and we call on all members of this Council to reiterate their support for our largest project currently underway at Ballymastone and express our disappointment at the lodging of a Judicial Review today to delay the much needed commencement of phase 2 of this project.”

During discussion, Councillor J. Guerin submitted an amended motion to read:

“In light of recent developments and the current housing crisis the Members of FCC fully support our executive in the initiatives currently been undertaken to deliver housing for all our  ...  view the full minutes text for item F/120/25