Daryl Barron
Electoral history
- May 2019 Elected to the council
- Jun 2024 Elected to the council
Votes
To condemn the US/Israel war on Iran
To oppose the government’s intention to abolish the Triple Lock
To withdraw motions to dename Herzog Park and rename Diamond Park
To approve the budget for 2026 without amendment to avoid rent increases
To amend the proposed 2026 budget to avoid rent increases
To vary the local property tax rate down 15% for 2026
To end a tax exemption for developers building parking
To call for an all-Ireland citizens’ assembly on "our constitutional future"
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 including the term "natural gas" in council plan to ensure energy supply
On loosening a proposed requirement that new hotels provide cultural spaces for evening/nighttime use
On not zoning all of the Marrowbone Lane depot site for green and recreational space
To vary the Local Property Tax (LPT) downwards by 15% for 2023
To implement the policies of Doughnut Economics
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
To renew the DublinTown scheme in the city centre
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 ask council for all financial details of deal for site at Oscar Traynor Road
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 Clearwater Retail Park to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone Mornington Business Park to Z10 (Mixed)
To rezone sites at Malahide Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses) and Z3 (Neighbourhood)
To rezone a site at Harmonstown Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
To rezone 11 Ballyfermot Road Lower to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Inchicore
To rezone site on Esmond Avenue, Dublin 3 to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone a site on Seville Place, Dublin 1
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 a site on Davitt Road, Dublin 12, to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone Glenview Industrial Estate in Dublin 12 to Z10 (Mixed)
To rezone White Heather Industrial Estate, Dublin 8
To rezone a site at Parkgate Street/Wolftone Quay, 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
For the Council not to participate or support the commemoration of the RIC
To rescind vote approving O'Devaney Gardens plan.
To support plan for white-water rafting facility on George's Dock.
To approve O'Devaney Gardens regeneration plan.
To pilot a participatory budget.
To approve the Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan.
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2020.
To reverse councillors' May 2019 decision to block the sale of a council-owned site at 24 Harcourt Road and 1 and 2 South Richmond Street in Dublin 2, "having an area of 210sq.m or thereabouts", to Charledev Properties DAC for €1.4 million.