Vincent Jackson
Electoral history
- May 2014 Elected to the council
- 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
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 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 reject a proposal to rezone industrial lands across the city
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 a council budget for 2020.
To raise commercial rates.
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.
To oppose any expansion of the Poolbeg waste-to-energy incinerator.
To question Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan's capacity to deal effectively with the housing crisis.
To allow 'log cabins' and similar structures to be put in back gardens for use as accommodation for family members
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.
To rezone land on Marrowbone Lane next to St Catherine’s Sports Centre.
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
To defer a motion for horse-care facilities next to Labre Park.
Resolving not to endorse any candidate for the 2018 presidential election.
To halt to the sale of the Magdalene Laundry site at Sean McDermott Street.
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.
To vary the Local Property Tax downwards by 15% for 2019.
Reinstating the event "The Question of the Eighth" at the International Literary Festival Dublin.
Approving the council's plan to spruce up Cathedral Street and Sackville Place.
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.
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.
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?
On whether to accept the council management's recommendation not to add the Fumbally Exchange to the Record of Protected Structures.
On the amount of social and affordable housing on the Poolbeg SDZ.
A vote to reduce the Local Property Tax by 5% for 2018.
To reduce the Local Property Tax by 15% for 2018.
Naming a street after Savita Halappanavar.
On controlling and culling Herring Gulls.
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.
To relocate the proposed commercial buffer at the Poolbeg SDZ. It relates to motion 1049.
To relocate the proposed commercial buffer at the Poolbeg SDZ. It relates to motion 1093.
To relocate the proposed commercial buffer at the Poolbeg SDZ. It relates to motion 1095.
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.
Calling on the government to hold a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of the Constitution.
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.
Calling on the government to help ensure that Northern Ireland remains in the EU.
A vote on the report to adopt new speed limits bye laws, including extra 30km/hr zones in the Dublin City Council area.
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.
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.)
Vote on works on Charlemont Street footpath.
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.)
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.)
Ceisteanna fé Bhuan Ordú Úimhir 16
A motion calling on RTE to make their lands available for "modular housing".
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.
On including artistic and cultural spaces in large developments, under the development plan.
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.
On fast-food outlets and restrictions in the city development plan on how close to schools they can be.
Rezoning the DIT building, Rathmines College.
Moving the Parnell Monument to another location on O’Connell Street.
The South Central Area Committee calls for the abolition of water charges and Irish Water.
Calling for the extension of the dublinbikes scheme in the South Central area.
Approving proposals set out in the Housing Land Initiative Feasibility Study.
Seeking an increase in the Traveller accommodation budget for the year.
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.
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.
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.
That the question be put in accordance with Standing Orders
Reducing the Local Property Tax by 15% for the coming year.