Issue - meetings

The Lord Mayor opened the meeting by informing the Members that Item No 1 on the Agenda had been taken but had not been finalised at the close of the meeting on the 4^th December so he proposed that the discussion should continue.

Submitted Report No. 417/2017 of the Chief Executive (O. Keegan) - Procedures for Deletions from the Roll of Honour of Dublin City. It was proposed by Councillor A Clancy and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 471/2017 and hereby approves the Procedures for Deletions from the Roll of Honour of Dublin City as set out therein”.

An amendment to Report No 417/2017 was put forward by the Fianna Fail Group – see Appendix A to these minutes. It was then proposed by Councillor M Flynn and seconded by Councillor C Perry that this amendment would be referred to the Protocol Committee for consideration. This proposal was defeated. The Fianna Fail amendment was then put and carried which necessitated a two thirds majority to remove a name from the Roll of Honour of the City unless it was requested by the recipient. Another amendment to Report No 417/2017 was put forward by Councillor B Carr and seconded by Councillor D Lacey but was later withdrawn.  The adoption of Report No 417/2017 as amended was then put and carried

It was then proposed by the Lord Mayor and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That Dublin City Council hereby resolves to remove the name of Aung San Suu Kyi from the Roll of Honorary Freedom of Dublin City” The motion was put and carried. It was then proposed by Councillor P McAuliffe and seconded by Councillor D Costello “That Dublin City Council defers the consideration of the request by Bob Geldof for the removal of his name from the Roll of Honour of the City” This motion was defeated. It was then proposed by the Lord Mayor and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That Dublin City Council hereby resolves to remove the name of Bob Geldof from the Roll of Honorary Freedom of Dublin City at his own request”. The motion was put and carried.

It was proposed by Councillor A Clancy and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That Dublin City Council notes the contents of Report No 417/2017 and hereby approves the Procedures for Deletions from the Roll of Honour of Dublin City as set out therein”. It was also proposed by the Lord Mayor and seconded by Councillor M Flynn “That the name of Aung San Suu Kyi be removed from the Roll of Honour of Dublin City”