Damian O'Farrell
Electoral history
- May 2014 Elected to the council
- May 2019 Elected to the council
Votes
To end a tax exemption for developers building parking
On including residential use as an option for lands zoned Z15
On de-zoning a strip of land next to Griffith Ave to provide access to DCU
On rezoning Slademore Park to allow for housing
On zoning Shanowen lands in Santry to allow for housing
On rezoning part of the CYMS pitch and putt in Dublin 3 to allow for housing
On rezoning church lands at St Teresa's Gardens
On rezoning lands in Milltown Park, near Gonzaga College, Dublin 6 to Z12
On leaving wiggle room in a proposed requirement that certain apartments be built as accessible
On doing a feasibility study on pedestrianising South William Street
On not zoning all of the Marrowbone Lane depot site for green and recreational space
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
To call on the CEO to move to take back the O'Devaney Gardens site
To amend the 2022 budget for Dublin City Council
To increase number of affordable purchase units in Oscar Traynor Rd deal
To sell a site at Oscar Traynor Road to Glenveagh, to build homes on
To end the lord mayor's patronage from the Artane band
To seek legal advice on the O'Devaney Gardens development
To leave the Local Property Tax rate at its baseline level for 2022
To vary the Local Property Tax rate downards by 15% for 2022
To sell a property at Abbey St/Marlborough St
To support the use of CCTV to fight illegal dumping
To rezone lands in Finglas off Jamestown Road
To agree to sell a site at Gulistan Terrace in Rathmines to the HSE
To support reports of plans for more street pedestrianisations
To defer a decision on disposing of a site on Oscar Traynor Rd in D5 to Glenveagh Living Ltd
To dispose of a site on Oscar Traynor Rd in D5 to Glenveagh Living Ltd
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2021
To rezone Mornington Business Park to Z10 (Mixed)
To rezone a site at Harmonstown Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
To rezone Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Inchicore
To rezone site on Esmond Avenue, Dublin 3 to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone 109-114 Cork Street, Dublin 8, to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
To rezone lands at Old Kilmainham/South Circular Road, Dublin 8
To reject a proposal to rezone industrial lands across the city
To rezone Glenview Industrial Estate in Dublin 12 to Z10 (Mixed)
To rezone White Heather Industrial Estate, Dublin 8
To rezone Brickfield House and Sunshine Estate, Dublin 12
To rezone Greenmount Industrial Estate. Dublin 6W
To approve a series of amendments to the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022
Vote to elect new Lord Mayor of Dublin
To support plan for white-water rafting facility on George's Dock.
To approve a council budget for 2020.
To raise commercial rates.
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2020.
To oppose any expansion of the Poolbeg waste-to-energy incinerator.
To rezone land on Marrowbone Lane next to St Catherine’s Sports Centre.
To revise the council's area committee structure to "Option 6".
Resolving not to endorse any candidate for the 2018 presidential election.
Deferring a decision on selling 53 council-owned homes to Tuath Housing Association.
Selling 53 council-owned homes to Tuath Housing Association.
Approving the council's plan to spruce up Cathedral Street and Sackville Place.
Supporting the Palestinian-led boycott, disinvestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
To urge the Minister for Foreign Affairs to expel the Israeli Ambassador as a first step in recognising the state of Palestine.
Inviting the NTA and Dublin Bus to the next City Council meeting to brief members on city centre traffic plans
Calling on the Artane School of Music to disband as a matter of human rights.
On the "Clontarf Sea Wall", on the
proposal to modify the flood defense. It relates to Report No. 355/2017.
Call to remove Conor Skehan as chair of the Housing Agency.
A call to rehouse 14 homeless families, evicted from the Gresham Hotel.
A vote in relation to managing traffic around College Green, calling on the chief executive to not make any changes before a planning hearing happens.
On the procedures to delete people from Dublin's roll of honour. Because the honour had only been revoked once before, in 1915, councillors had to agree the procedure in place now. This relates to Report No. 417/2017.
On removing Burma/Myanmar's politician Aung San Suu Kyi from Dublin's roll of honour.
On whether to defer the removal of Bob Geldof from the Roll of Honour for three months.
To remove Bob Geldof from the roll of honour.
On whether to proceed with a public-private partnership to build social housing in Scribblestown.
Suspension of Standing Orders to allow for the consideration of an emergency motion relating to the Freedom of the City and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Whether to not approve the annual council budget for 2018, and instead to seek a meeting with the Minister for Housing to get money to build more on public land.
A vote to set the "vacancy refund rate" at 40 percent for 2018. This refund rate is the amount that owners of vacant commercial property are given back, from their commercial rates payments.
Adopting the 2018 budget.
Setting the annual rate on valuation, also known as "commercial rates".
Clontarf Cycle Route: should the council get an independent opinion on whether the public consultation was done correctly?
Whether to proceed with the Clontarf-to-City Centre cycle route.
A vote to reduce the Local Property Tax by 5% for 2018.
To reduce the Local Property Tax by 15% for 2018.
To approve the renewal of Dublin City Centre Business Improvement Districts (BID) scheme, also known as DublinTown. This relates to Report No. 258/2017. (There was also a vote to defer this, put forward by Councillor Mannix Flynn but that suggestion was defeated.)
Amending the draft Ballymun Local Area Plan by deleting the paragraph regarding a reduction of car parking standards.
Recognising the need for additional social and affordable homes in Ballymun.
A vote on whether to dispose of a site to Oaklee Housing Trust Limited. This relates to Report No. 168/2017.
A vote on whether to dispose of St Mary's Mansions, Sean MacDermott Street, Dublin 1 to Clúid Housing Association. It relates to Report No. 170/2017.
Entering into an agreement with South Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and Louth county councils, whereby Dublin City Council will carry out all of their functions in respect to social housing Public-Private-Partnership Bundle 1, involving 500 homes.
To award the Freedom of the City to Michelle and Barack Obama.
A vote on getting rid of the railings around the Bank of Ireland at College Green.
On the Housing Lands Initiative, including O'Devaney Gardens, St Michael's Estate, and Oscar Traynor Road.
Reduction of Vacancy Refund Rate by 5% to 45%
To increase funding for Cleansing Support in Business Areas; Dublin Bikes and Arts and Commemorations.
To reduce Vacancy Refund Rate; reduce the proposed boiler charge; and increase Commercial Rates.
To set the rate of valuation at 0.257 for the coming year.
Mandating the tArdmhéara to seek an urgent delegation meeting with the Minister for Housing at which the Minister will set out how he intends to provide the required increased capital allocation for housing for Dublin City Council 2017-2019.
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To change the plan for the development of council-owned lands at Oscar Traynor Road from a public-private partnership, to publicly owned government-developed social and affordable housing.
To limit the height of development on the Oscar Traynor Road land to six storeys.
Setting height limits for developments in the inner and outer city.
Zoning for an open space on Bridgefoot Street.
On affordable and social housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site in the development plan.
To keep the Greenmount Industrial Estate in Harold's Cross zoned as Z6 in the development plan.
Rescinding the council's decision of 25 July 2016 to support the development of a pilot scheme of 100% public, mixed-income housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site, and instead supporting the provision of 30% social & 20% affordable and cost rental on the site.
Reducing the local property tax by 15% for 2017.
Approving proposals set out in the Housing Land Initiative Feasibility Study.
Vote on the Phibsborough Local Area Plan.
Calling on the government to hold a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Constitution. Relates to motion 35, as amended.
Calling on the chief executive to declare the provision of modular housing an emergency measure.
Supporting the use of modular factory-built housing as a temporary measure.
Supporting the use of modular housing as a temporary provision.
To decide if a variation would be made to the Local Property Tax for 2016 and if so by what percentage.
Increase proposed minimum floor area for one-bed studios.
Requesting a report on commercial effects of the expected reduction of car use due to the impacts of the new City Development Plan.
Reject proposed reduction of minimum floor area for studio apartments to 45m2.
Lease of 1-12 Hogan Court, Wilson’s Place, Dublin 2 to Peter McVerry Trust.
The proposed disposal (sale) of No. 3 Henrietta Street, Dublin 7.
Condemning the recent jailing of protesters against Irish Water metering.
That this Council agrees to commemorate with due dignity, as an integral part of the proposed Moore Street Museum, all lives lost in the 1916 uprising.
Deploring excessive mobilisation of Gardaí to enforce the installation of water meters.
That the question be put in accordance with Standing Orders
Reducing the Local Property Tax by 15% for the coming year.