Electoral history


  1. May 2014 Elected to the council
  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 vary the local property tax rate down 15% for 2026
Abstain
18 Jul 2025
To end a tax exemption for developers building parking
For
5 Dec 2022
On de-zoning a strip of land next to Griffith Ave to provide access to DCU
Against
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
Against
2 Nov 2022
On rezoning church lands at St Teresa's Gardens
Against
2 Nov 2022
On rezoning lands in Milltown Park, near Gonzaga College, Dublin 6 to Z12
For
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
On including the term "natural gas" in council plan to ensure energy supply
Against
1 Nov 2022
On loosening a proposed requirement that new hotels provide cultural spaces for evening/nighttime use
Against
1 Nov 2022
On not zoning all of the Marrowbone Lane depot site for green and recreational space
Against
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
For
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
For
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
For
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 sell a property at Abbey St/Marlborough St
For
5 Jul 2021
To rezone lands in Finglas off Jamestown Road
For
14 Jun 2021
To agree to sell a site at Gulistan Terrace in Rathmines to the HSE
For
10 May 2021
To support reports of plans for more street pedestrianisations
Abstain
12 Apr 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
Against
21 Sep 2020
To reject a proposal to rezone industrial lands across the city
Against
10 Mar 2020
To approve a series of amendments to the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022
For
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.
For
2 Dec 2019
To approve a council budget for 2020.
For
25 Nov 2019
To raise commercial rates.
For
25 Nov 2019
To approve O'Devaney Gardens regeneration plan.
Against
4 Nov 2019
To pilot a participatory budget.
Abstain
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 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.
For
2 Sep 2019
To oppose any expansion of the Poolbeg waste-to-energy incinerator.
For
1 Apr 2019
To question Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan's capacity to deal effectively with the housing crisis.
Against
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 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.
Against
4 Mar 2019
To rezone land on Marrowbone Lane next to St Catherine’s Sports Centre.
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
Against
19 Nov 2018
To defer a motion for horse-care facilities next to Labre Park.
For
5 Nov 2018
Resolving not to endorse any candidate for the 2018 presidential election.
Against
13 Sep 2018
To halt to the sale of the Magdalene Laundry site at Sean McDermott Street.
Abstain
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.
Against
13 Sep 2018
To vary the Local Property Tax downwards by 15% for 2019.
Against
13 Sep 2018
Reinstating the event "The Question of the Eighth" at the International Literary Festival Dublin.
Against
14 May 2018
Approving the council's plan to spruce up Cathedral Street and Sackville Place.
Abstain
14 May 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
Inviting the NTA and Dublin Bus to the next City Council meeting to brief members on city centre traffic plans
For
5 Feb 2018
Calling on the Artane School of Music to disband as a matter of human rights.
Against
5 Feb 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
A vote to revise the rules for council committees, so that the Automobile Association can join the transport strategic policy committee. It relates to Report No. 24/2018.
For
8 Jan 2018
Call to remove Conor Skehan as chair of the Housing Agency.
Against
8 Jan 2018
A call to rehouse 14 homeless families, evicted from the Gresham Hotel.
For
8 Jan 2018
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.
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.
Against
13 Dec 2017
On removing Burma/Myanmar's politician Aung San Suu Kyi from Dublin's roll of honour.
For
13 Dec 2017
On whether to defer the removal of Bob Geldof from the Roll of Honour for three months.
Against
13 Dec 2017
To remove Bob Geldof from the roll of honour.
For
13 Dec 2017
On whether to proceed with a public-private partnership to build social housing in Scribblestown.
For
4 Dec 2017
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.
For
13 Nov 2017
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.
Against
13 Nov 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.
For
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?
Against
6 Nov 2017
On whether to accept the council management's recommendation not to add the Fumbally Exchange to the Record of Protected Structures.
Against
2 Oct 2017
On the amount of social and affordable housing on the Poolbeg SDZ.
Against
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
Naming a street after Savita Halappanavar.
Abstain
12 Jun 2017
On controlling and culling Herring Gulls.
Abstain
12 Jun 2017
To require all developments over a certain size in the Poolbeg SDZ to provide 5% of units for social, cultural, creative and artistic purposes. It relates to motion 1046.
For
18 May 2017
To relocate the proposed commercial buffer at the Poolbeg SDZ. It relates to motion 1049.
For
18 May 2017
To relocate the proposed commercial buffer at the Poolbeg SDZ. It relates to motion 1093.
For
18 May 2017
To relocate the proposed commercial buffer at the Poolbeg SDZ. It relates to motion 1095.
Against
18 May 2017
A vote on whether to dispose of a site to Oaklee Housing Trust Limited. This relates to Report No. 168/2017.
For
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.
For
8 May 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.
For
3 Apr 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.
For
6 Feb 2017
A vote on getting rid of the railings around the Bank of Ireland at College Green.
For
6 Feb 2017
On the Housing Lands Initiative, including O'Devaney Gardens, St Michael's Estate, and Oscar Traynor Road.
For
9 Jan 2017
Calling on the government to help ensure that Northern Ireland remains in the EU.
For
9 Jan 2017
A vote on the report to adopt new speed limits bye laws, including extra 30km/hr zones in the Dublin City Council area.
Against
5 Dec 2016
Reduction of Vacancy Refund Rate by 5% to 45%
For
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.
For
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.)
For
7 Nov 2016
Vote on works on Charlemont Street footpath.
For
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.)
For
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 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.
Against
3 Oct 2016
On including artistic and cultural spaces in large developments, under the development plan.
For
23 Sep 2016
To limit the height of development on the Oscar Traynor Road land to six storeys.
Against
23 Sep 2016
Setting height limits for developments in the inner and outer city.
For
23 Sep 2016
Zoning for an open space on Bridgefoot Street.
For
23 Sep 2016
On affordable and social housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site in the development plan.
For
23 Sep 2016
To keep the Greenmount Industrial Estate in Harold's Cross zoned as Z6 in the development plan.
For
23 Sep 2016
On fast-food outlets and restrictions in the city development plan on how close to schools they can be.
Against
23 Sep 2016
Rezoning the DIT building, Rathmines College.
Against
23 Sep 2016
Moving the Parnell Monument to another location on O’Connell Street.
Against
5 Sep 2016
The South Central Area Committee calls for the abolition of water charges and Irish Water.
For
5 Sep 2016
Calling for the extension of the dublinbikes scheme in the South Central area.
For
5 Sep 2016
Approving proposals set out in the Housing Land Initiative Feasibility Study.
For
11 Jan 2016
Seeking an increase in the Traveller accommodation budget for the year.
For
2 Nov 2015
To decide if a variation would be made to the Local Property Tax for 2016 and if so by what percentage.
For
22 Sep 2015
Increase proposed minimum floor area for one-bed studios.
Against
17 Sep 2015
Requesting a report on commercial effects of the expected reduction of car use due to the impacts of the new City Development Plan.
For
17 Sep 2015
Reject proposed reduction of minimum floor area for studio apartments to 45m2.
Against
17 Sep 2015
Lease of 1-12 Hogan Court, Wilson’s Place, Dublin 2 to Peter McVerry Trust.
For
16 Sep 2015
The proposed disposal (sale) of No. 3 Henrietta Street, Dublin 7.
For
6 Jul 2015
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.
Against
1 Dec 2014
Setting up an "Unused Properties Register", and requisitioning properties on the register that remain idle for more than six months for use as emergency housing.
Against
10 Nov 2014
That the question be put in accordance with Standing Orders
For
22 Sep 2014
Reducing the Local Property Tax by 15% for the coming year.
For
22 Sep 2014