{meta} Agenda item - Motions on Notice

Agenda item

Minutes:

Motion No. 1 in the name of Cllr. Cieran Perry

 

It was agreed to defer this motion.

 

Motion No. 2 in the name of Cllr. Racheal Batten

 

It was agreed to defer this motion.

 

Motion No. 3 in the name of Cllr. Caroline Conroy

 

It was agreed to defer this motion.

 

Motion No. 4 in the name of Cllr. Michael Pigeon

 

It was agreed to defer this motion.

 

Motion No. 5 in the name of Cllr. Vincent Jackson

 

It was agreed to defer this motion.

 

Motion No. 6 proposed by Cllr. Deirdre Heney and seconded by Cllr. Naoise Ó Muirí   

 

“That Dublin City Council would offer/make available a small/suitable type tree specimen to householders living in areas where roadside planting is unsuitable (due to narrowness of road/footpath such as “The Clans” in Donnycarney) to plant on their own property which planting residents would contribute positively to the lack of greenery in such localities.”

 

The Motion was put and carried.

 

Motion No. 7 in the name of the South East Area Committee was proposed by Cllr. Danny Byrne and seconded by Cllr. Sophie Nicoullaud

 

“That this area Council resolves to initiate a programme of replacing street signs, many of which are faded and unreadable.”

 

The motion was put and carried.

 

Motion No. 8 proposed by Cllr. Donna Cooney and seconded by Cllr. Mannix Flynn    

 

“That this City Council after the Lord Mayor and the Mayors of the other Dublin local authorities signed up to BreatheLife WHO led campaign, will take urgent and all measures necessary to reduce air pollution in this city, as 80% of inner city households do not even own a car but are experiencing the worst air pollution levels, due to motor vehicles, as air pollution is according to WHO figures leading to 0.5 million worlds wide deaths per year and Irelands EPA estimate 1,180 premature deaths many lives and poor health could be prevented in our city ”.

 

The motion was put and carried. It was also agreed to refer this motion to the Climate Action Sub Committee for review.

 

 

 

Motion No. 9 in the name of Cllr. Nial Ring

 

It was agreed to defer this motion.

 

Motion no. 10 proposed by Cllr. Daniel Céitinn and seconded by Cllr. Mícheál MacDonncha

 

That Dublin City Council:

 

— notes the centenary of the passage of the Government of Ireland Act by the British Parliament at Westminster in December 1920, the Act which provided for the partition of Ireland.

— recalls the deep injustices, divisions and conflict caused by this Act.

— reiterates its support for the Good Friday Agreement and the political process arising from it, including the revocation of the Government of Ireland Act. 

— reaffirms its support for the self-determination of the people of Ireland as expressed in Article 3.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, and for the bringing about of a united Ireland "by peaceful means with the consent of a majority of the people, democratically expressed, in both jurisdictions". 

— calls on both the Irish and British governments to fully implement the Good Friday Agreement and honour all their obligations with regard to the rights of citizens,

— further calls on the British government to agree to set a date for a referendum, in accordance with the Good Friday Agreement, on Irish Unity as provided for in the Agreement, and for the Irish government to work towards this outcome. 

— stands ready as a Council to work and engage with all statutory bodies and with civil society to plan and prepare for such a referendum on Irish Unity, and to strive for a positive outcome to that referendum.

 

An amendment to include the text ‘in accordance with the Good Friday Agreement’ was proposed by Councillor James Geoghegan and seconded by Cllr Dermot Lacey. The motion as amended was put and carried.

 

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