The Dublin City councillors who voted for and against social housing rent hike
The Dublin City Council budget was narrowly passed by a single vote last night , with councillors predictably split along party lines.
The main point of division related to rent increases for those in social housing, which sparked widespread outrage and even protests among affected tenants . With a tally of 31 in favour of the budget and 30 against, these rent increases are due to commence from April 6, 2026.
Representatives from Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, the Green Party, Labour, and former Fianna Fail Independent Councillor Niall Ring all voted in favour of the budget. Several of these councillors argued that the rent increases were necessary in order to make up for the over 50 million shortfall in the Council’s housing maintenance budget.
Sinn Fein , Social Democrats, People Before Profit, and the rest of the Independent councillors voted against the proposed budget. They argued it was unfair to put the burden of the Council’s lack of funding on the most vulnerable members of society.
A proposed amendment from People Before Profit councillors Conor Reddy and Hazel de Nortuin, which sought to raise rates not on tenants but on the city’s largest businesses, was rejected with a tally of 31 against and 29 in favour.
See the full list of councillors voting preference below:
Voted in favour of the budget:
Councillor Ammar Ali (Fianna Fail)
Councillor Daryl Barron (Fianna Fail)
Cllr Racheal Batten (Fianna Fail)
Councillor Emma Blain (Fine Gael)
Councillor Claire Byrne (Green Party)
Councillor Danny Byrne (Fine Gael)
Councillor Hazel Chu (Green Party)
Councillor David Coffey (Fine Gael)
Councillor Fiona Connelly (Labour)
Councillor Keith Connolly (Fianna Fail)
Councillor Donna Cooney (Green Party)
Councillor Ray Cunningham (Green Party)
Councillor Alison Field (Labour)
Councillor Declan Flanagan (Fine Gael)
Councillor Deirdre Heney (Fianna Fail)
Councillor Rory Hogan (Fianna Fail)
Councillor Janet Horner (Green Party)
Councillor Feljin Jose (Green Party)
Councillor Patrick Kinsella (Fine Gael)
Councillor Dermot Lacey (Labour)
Councillor Aoibheann Mahon (Fianna Fail)
Lord Mayor Ray McAdam (Fine Gael)
Councillor Carolyn Moore (Green Party)
Councillor Darragh Moriarty (Labour)
Councillor Clodagh Ni Mhuiri (Fine Gael)
Councillor Colm O’Rourke (Fine Gael)
Councillor Michael Pidgeon (Green Party)
Councillor Gayle Ralph (Fine Gael)
Councillor Nial Ring (Independent)
Councillor Supriya Singh (Fine Gael)
Deputy Lord Mayor John Stephens (Fianna Fail)
Councillor Janice Boylan (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Kevin Breen (Independent)
Councillor Noelle Brown (Social Democrats)
Councillor Christy Burke (Independent)
Councillor Lesley Byrne (Social Democrats)
Councillor Mary Callaghan (Social Democrats)
Councillor Anthony Connaghan (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Hazel de Nortuin (People Before Profit)
Councillor Daithi Doolan (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Pat Dunne (Independents4Change)
Councillor Daniel Ennis (Social Democrats)
Councillor Cian Farrell (Social Democrats)
Councillor Jesslyn Henry (Social Democrats)
Councillor Vincent Jackson (Independent)
Councillor Leslie Kane (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Kourtney Kenny (Sinn Fein)
Councillor John Lyons (Independent)
Councillor Michael MacDonncha (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Seamas McGrattan (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Paddy Monahan (Social Democrats)
Councillor Edel Moran (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Cat O’Driscoll (Social Democrats)
Councillor Ciaran O’Meachair (Sinn Fein)
Councillor Gavin Pepper (Independent)
Councillor Cieran Perry (Independent)
Councillor Conor Reddy (People Before Profit)
Councillor Aishling Silke (Social Democrats)
Councillor Karl Stanley (Social Democrats)
Councillor Malachy Steenson (Independent)
Councillor Philip Sutcliffe (Independent)
Councillor Punam Rane (Fine Gael)
Councillor Mannix Flynn (Independent)
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