The report by the Chief Executive which had been circulated was CONSIDERED.  A presentation was given to the Members by Brian Murray, Senior Executive Officer, Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Department.

During the course of the discussion, the Mayor informed the members a number of motions were submitted. 

The following motion, was proposed by Councillor D. Healy and seconded by Councillor B. McDonagh:

“That the Scheme be amended to provide a rate of €120.50 per square meter for both residential and non-residential development.”

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS

It was AGREED to take a 3minute recess.

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

FOR:               16       SIXTEEN

AGAINST:     18        EIGHTEEN

ABSTAIN:      1          ONE

FOR: Councillors Mark Boland, John Burtchaell, Angela Donnelly, Breda Hanaphy, David Healy, Joan Hopkins, James Humphreys, Mary McCamley, Brian McDonagh, Dean Mulligan, Malachy Quinn, Helen Redwood, Gerard Sheehan, John Smyth, Ellen Troy, John Walsh.

AGAINST: Councillors Cathal Boland, Darragh Butler, Eimear Carbone-Mangan, Luke Corkery, Kieran Dennison, Eoghan Dockrell, Jimmy Guerin, Cathal Haughey, Darren Jack Kelly, Tom Kitt, Ted Leddy, Grainne Maguire, Tony Murphy, Joe Newman, Tom O'Leary, JK Onwumereh, Siobhan Shovlin, Aoibhinn Tormey.

ABSTAIN: Councillor Patrick Quinlan.

The Mayor then declared the motion FELL.

The following motion, was proposed by Councillor D. Healy and seconded by Councillor J. Humphreys:

“That the Scheme be amended to remove all exemptions for car parking.”

During the course of the discussion, Councillor D. Healy withdrew the motion.

The following motion, was proposed by Councillor D. Healy and seconded by Councillor J. Walsh:

“That the Scheme be amended to exempt “Communal, social and cultural facilities associated with a housing development.”

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS

It was AGREED to take a 3minute recess.

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

FOR:               16       SIXTEEN

AGAINST:     20        TWENTY

ABSTAIN:      0          ZERO

FOR: Councillors Mark Boland, John Burtchaell, Angela Donnelly, Breda Hanaphy, David Healy, Joan Hopkins, James Humphreys, Corina Johnston, Mary McCamley, Brian McDonagh, Dean Mulligan, Paul Mulville, Malachy Quinn, Helen Redwood, John Smyth, John Walsh.

AGAINST: Councillors Cathal Boland, Darragh Butler, Eimear Carbone-Mangan, Luke Corkery, Kieran Dennison, Eoghan Dockrell, Jimmy Guerin, Cathal Haughey, Darren Jack Kelly, Tom Kitt, Ted Leddy, Grainne Maguire, Tony Murphy, Joe Newman, Tom O'Leary, JK Onwumereh, Gerard Sheehan, Siobhan Shovlin, Aoibhinn Tormey, Ellen Troy.

The Mayor then declared the motion FELL.

The following motion, was proposed by Councillor D. Healy and seconded by Councillor B. McDonagh:

“That the Scheme be amended to index-link contributions from renewable energy developments of over 0.5MW from a 2025 baseline.”

Following discussions, the motion was AGREED.

It was proposed by Councillor T. O’Leary, seconded by Councillor G. Maguire, and RESOLVED that –

“That the Development Contribution scheme and the report of the Chief Executive with agreed amendments, the Council herby resolves to make the Fingal County Council Section 48 Development Contribution Scheme 2026-2030, as amended.”