Electoral history


  1. Feb 2016 Bríd Smith resigned from the council and was replaced by Hazel De Nortúin
  2. May 2019 Elected to the council
  3. Jun 2024 Elected to the council

Votes


To condemn the US/Israel war on Iran
For
2 Mar 2026
To oppose the government’s intention to abolish the Triple Lock
For
2 Mar 2026
To withdraw motions to dename Herzog Park and rename Diamond Park
Against
1 Dec 2025
To approve the budget for 2026 without amendment to avoid rent increases
Against
24 Nov 2025
To amend the proposed 2026 budget to avoid rent increases
For
24 Nov 2025
To end a tax exemption for developers building parking
For
5 Dec 2022
To call for an all-Ireland citizens’ assembly on "our constitutional future"
For
5 Dec 2022
On including residential use as an option for lands zoned Z15
For
2 Nov 2022
On de-zoning a strip of land next to Griffith Ave to provide access to DCU
For
2 Nov 2022
On rezoning Slademore Park to allow for housing
Against
2 Nov 2022
On zoning Shanowen lands in Santry to allow for housing
Against
2 Nov 2022
On rezoning part of the CYMS pitch and putt in Dublin 3 to allow for housing
Abstain
2 Nov 2022
On leaving wiggle room in a proposed requirement that certain apartments be built as accessible
Against
1 Nov 2022
On doing a feasibility study on pedestrianising South William Street
For
1 Nov 2022
To vary the Local Property Tax (LPT) downwards by 15% for 2023
For
3 Oct 2022
To implement the policies of Doughnut Economics
For
5 Sep 2022
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
Abstain
13 Jun 2022
To renew the DublinTown scheme in the city centre
For
9 May 2022
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
Abstain
7 Mar 2022
To call on the CEO to move to take back the O'Devaney Gardens site
For
6 Dec 2021
To amend the 2022 budget for Dublin City Council
Abstain
22 Nov 2021
To ask council for all financial details of deal for site at Oscar Traynor Road
For
22 Nov 2021
To increase number of affordable purchase units in Oscar Traynor Rd deal
Against
22 Nov 2021
To sell a site at Oscar Traynor Road to Glenveagh, to build homes on
Against
22 Nov 2021
To end the lord mayor's patronage from the Artane band
For
4 Oct 2021
To seek legal advice on the O'Devaney Gardens development
For
4 Oct 2021
To leave the Local Property Tax rate at its baseline level for 2022
Against
19 Jul 2021
To vary the Local Property Tax rate downards by 15% for 2022
For
19 Jul 2021
To support the use of CCTV to fight illegal dumping
For
5 Jul 2021
To rezone lands in Finglas off Jamestown Road
Abstain
14 Jun 2021
To defer a decision on disposing of a site on Oscar Traynor Rd in D5 to Glenveagh Living Ltd
Against
16 Nov 2020
To dispose of a site on Oscar Traynor Rd in D5 to Glenveagh Living Ltd
Against
16 Nov 2020
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2021
For
21 Sep 2020
To rezone Clearwater Retail Park to Z1 (Residential)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone Mornington Business Park to Z10 (Mixed)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone sites at Malahide Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses) and Z3 (Neighbourhood)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone a site at Harmonstown Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone 11 Ballyfermot Road Lower to Z1 (Residential)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Inchicore
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone site on Esmond Avenue, Dublin 3 to Z1 (Residential)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone a site on Seville Place, Dublin 1
For
10 Mar 2020
To rezone 109-114 Cork Street, Dublin 8, to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone lands at Old Kilmainham/South Circular Road, Dublin 8
Against
10 Mar 2020
To reject a proposal to rezone industrial lands across the city
For
10 Mar 2020
To rezone a site on Davitt Road, Dublin 12, to Z1 (Residential)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone Glenview Industrial Estate in Dublin 12 to Z10 (Mixed)
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone White Heather Industrial Estate, Dublin 8
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone a site at Parkgate Street/Wolftone Quay, Dublin 8
For
10 Mar 2020
To rezone Brickfield House and Sunshine Estate, Dublin 12
Against
10 Mar 2020
To rezone Greenmount Industrial Estate. Dublin 6W
Against
10 Mar 2020
To approve a series of amendments to the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022
Against
2 Mar 2020
Vote to elect new Lord Mayor of Dublin
Against
24 Feb 2020
For the Council not to participate or support the commemoration of the RIC
For
6 Jan 2020
To rescind vote approving O'Devaney Gardens plan.
For
2 Dec 2019
To support plan for white-water rafting facility on George's Dock.
Against
2 Dec 2019
To approve a council budget for 2020.
Against
25 Nov 2019
To raise commercial rates.
Against
25 Nov 2019
To approve O'Devaney Gardens regeneration plan.
Against
4 Nov 2019
To pilot a participatory budget.
For
7 Oct 2019
To approve the Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan.
For
7 Oct 2019
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2020.
For
23 Sep 2019
To sell 24 Harcourt Rd and 1-2 South Richmond St
Against
13 May 2019
To question Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan's capacity to deal effectively with the housing crisis.
For
1 Apr 2019
To allow 'log cabins' and similar structures to be put in back gardens for use as accommodation for family members
Against
4 Mar 2019
To call on the NTA not to cut down mature trees for BusConnects.
For
4 Mar 2019
To amend a motion to sell council-owned housing to Tuath Housing in an effort to ensure that if it were to go bankrupt, the council would get the homes back.
For
4 Mar 2019
To rezone land on Marrowbone Lane next to St Catherine’s Sports Centre.
Against
4 Feb 2019
To revise the council's area committee structure to "Option 6".
For
4 Feb 2019
To prepare and debate a study on the feasibility of delivering public, cost-rental housing on council-owned lands before disposing of the O'Devaney Gardens or Oscar Traynor Rd sites
For
19 Nov 2018
To defer a motion for horse-care facilities next to Labre Park.
Against
5 Nov 2018
To halt to the sale of the Magdalene Laundry site at Sean McDermott Street.
For
13 Sep 2018
To defer the disposal of a site at Tonlegee Road, Dublin 5 to Woodbine Primary Care Limited for €1,275,000 for the development of a primary-care centre.
For
13 Sep 2018
To vary the Local Property Tax downwards by 15% for 2019.
For
13 Sep 2018
Deferring a decision on selling 53 council-owned homes to Tuath Housing Association.
For
2 Jul 2018
Selling 53 council-owned homes to Tuath Housing Association.
Against
2 Jul 2018
Reinstating the event "The Question of the Eighth" at the International Literary Festival Dublin.
For
14 May 2018
Approving the council's plan to spruce up Cathedral Street and Sackville Place.
Against
14 May 2018
Supporting the Palestinian-led boycott, disinvestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
For
9 Apr 2018
To urge the Minister for Foreign Affairs to expel the Israeli Ambassador as a first step in recognising the state of Palestine.
For
9 Apr 2018
On the "Clontarf Sea Wall", on the proposal to modify the flood defense. It relates to Report No. 355/2017.
For
8 Jan 2018
Call to remove Conor Skehan as chair of the Housing Agency.
For
8 Jan 2018
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.
For
13 Dec 2017
On removing Burma/Myanmar's politician Aung San Suu Kyi from Dublin's roll of honour.
For
13 Dec 2017
To remove Bob Geldof from the roll of honour.
For
13 Dec 2017
On whether or not to approve a report, which includes a motion to fly the Catalan flag over City Hall. It relates to Report No. 422/2017.
For
13 Dec 2017
About a motion calling for a ban on the use of public land for private for-profit housing; and calling for engagement with state bodies and others to get the most "Part V" social housing that they can from their land; and calling for a commitment to mixed-income not-for-profit housing on sites. The vote was on whether or not to refer this motion to the council's housing committee, to discuss it there.
Against
13 Dec 2017
On whether to proceed with a public-private partnership to build social housing in Scribblestown.
For
4 Dec 2017
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.
For
13 Nov 2017
Adopting the 2018 budget.
Against
13 Nov 2017
Setting the annual rate on valuation, also known as "commercial rates".
For
13 Nov 2017
Clontarf Cycle Route: should the council get an independent opinion on whether the public consultation was done correctly?
For
6 Nov 2017
Whether to proceed with the Clontarf-to-City Centre cycle route.
Against
2 Oct 2017
On the amount of social and affordable housing on the Poolbeg SDZ.
For
2 Oct 2017
A vote to reduce the Local Property Tax by 5% for 2018.
Against
19 Sep 2017
To reduce the Local Property Tax by 15% for 2018.
For
19 Sep 2017
A call to review the housing list, in light of the number of people who have been removed from it.
For
4 Sep 2017
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.)
Abstain
4 Sep 2017
Naming a street after Savita Halappanavar.
For
12 Jun 2017
On controlling and culling Herring Gulls.
Abstain
12 Jun 2017
A vote on whether to dispose of a site to Oaklee Housing Trust Limited. This relates to Report No. 168/2017.
Against
8 May 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.
Against
8 May 2017
Calling on the government to hold a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of the Constitution.
For
6 Mar 2017
To award the Freedom of the City to Michelle and Barack Obama.
Against
6 Feb 2017
A vote on the report to adopt new speed limits bye laws, including extra 30km/hr zones in the Dublin City Council area.
For
5 Dec 2016
Reduction of Vacancy Refund Rate by 5% to 45%
Against
14 Nov 2016
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.
For
14 Nov 2016
To set the rate of valuation at 0.257 for the coming year.
Against
14 Nov 2016
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.
For
14 Nov 2016
Vote on whether to go ahead with putting up an advertising structure on Shelbourne Road in Dublin 4. (Part of the deal on how to fund DublinBike.)
Abstain
7 Nov 2016
Vote on whether to go ahead and put up advertising structures in Donnybrook in Dublin 4. (Part of the deal on how to fund DublinBike.)
Abstain
7 Nov 2016
Vote on whether to put up an advertising structure at the junction of Pembroke Road and Herbert Park in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (Part of the deal on how to fund DublinBike.)
For
7 Nov 2016
Ceisteanna fé Bhuan Ordú Úimhir 16
Against
3 Oct 2016
A motion that Dublin City Council condemns and opposes the ongoing use of Shannon Airport by the US military.
For
3 Oct 2016
A motion calling on RTE to make their lands available for "modular housing".
For
3 Oct 2016
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.
For
3 Oct 2016
Supporting the development of a pilot scheme of 100% public, mixed-income housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site.
For
25 Jul 2016
A vote on the council's position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
For
4 Jul 2016