{meta} Agenda item - The Lord Mayor then opened the debate on the LPT Variation. He informed the Members that there were 7 motions proposing to vary the LPT by differing rates and that these motions would be voted on after the discussion. Full details of the motions can be found in Appendix B to these Minutes and are outlined here -:

Agenda item

The Lord Mayor then opened the debate on the LPT Variation. He informed the Members that there were 7 motions proposing to vary the LPT by differing rates and that these motions would be voted on after the discussion. Full details of the motions can be found in Appendix B to these Minutes and are outlined here -:

Minutes:

 

         I.        Submitted by Councillor D Lacey on behalf of the Labour Party

"That Dublin City Council determines in accordance with the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) that the basic rate of Local Property Tax should be varied downwards by 5% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council".

Proposed by Cllr D Lacey and seconded by Cllr  B Carr

 

       II.        Submitted by Councillor  R. McAdam on behalf of the Fine Gael Party -

     “That Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 15% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.”

Proposed by Cllr R McAdam and seconded by Cllr P McCartan

 

      III.        Submitted by Councillors S McGrattan on behalf of Sinn Fein Party and Councillor R McGinley :-

“That Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 15% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.”

Proposed by Cllr R McGinley and seconded by Cllr S McGrattan

 

     IV.        Submitted by Councillor T Brabazon on behalf of the Fianna Fail Party –

"That Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 15% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.*

Proposed by Cllr T Brabazon and seconded by Cllr P McAuliffe

 

       V.        Submitted by Councillors M O’Brien, A Keegan, H De Nortuin and P Dunne, 

“That Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 15% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.”

Proposed by Cllr M O’Brien and seconded by Cllr P Dunne

     VI.        Submitted by People Before Profit Alliance :-

“That Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 15% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.”

Proposed by Cllr J Lyons and seconded by Cllr T MacVeigh

 

   VII.        Submitted by the Green Party :-

“That Dublin City Council determines, in accordance of the provisions of Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), that the basic rate of local property tax should stand varied downwards by 7.5% for 2018 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.”

Proposed by Cllr C Cuffe and seconded by Cllr P Costello

 

Motion No (i) was put to a vote and defeated – Vote No 1.  Full details of the vote (Vote No 1) can be found in Appendix C to these minutes

 

Motions (ii) to (vi) were then taken together and put to a vote (Vote No 2) and agreed. Full details of the vote (Vote No 2) can be found in Appendix D to these minutes.

 

As the 15% variation had then been agreed, it was deemed that Motion No (vii) had fallen.

 

Supporting documents: