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# eviction ban

# eviction ban
Government wins confidence motion in the Dáil by 86 votes to 67
Green TD Neasa Hourigan, who voted against the government over the eviction ban last week, was among those to vote confidence in the government.
This week
26th March 2023 - 29th March 2023
# Eviction
'No emergency accommodation offered' to family of eight evicted from rental home in Donegal
The family, which includes six children, are currently staying at a friends house in their spare room until Friday. They have nowhere else lined up to go.
# tenant rights
How does Ireland compare with other EU countries when it comes to renter rights?
With the debate around tenant rights top of the agenda again this week, here’s how Ireland measures up.
# eviction stories
The end of the eviction ban: 'My kids ask me where are we going to live - and I have no idea'
Thousands of households are facing eviction, here are some of their stories.
Last week
19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023
# eviction ban
Taoiseach calls for 'accurate' language, says notices to quit are not evictions
The government has been under scrutiny in recent weeks for its decision to lift the eviction ban
# eviction ban
'Stop the BS': Verona Murphy excoriates govt housing policy after voting against coalition
Becoming emotional while speaking during Leaders’ Questions, Murphy particularly criticised the Government on planning.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you have confidence in the Government?
Labour is expected to table a motion of n0-confidence in the Government.
# eviction ban
Government wins counter motion vote against extending eviction ban
Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan voted against the government’s counter motion, which passed 83 votes to 68.
# eviction ban
Taoiseach says 'vast majority' of people given eviction notices will find somewhere to live when ban lifts
The Dáil yesterday evening debated a motion which is calling for the eviction ban to be extended until January next year.
# Debate
Ending eviction ban will see 'levels of homelessness nobody thought possible', Dáil told
The Dáil is debating a Sinn Féin motion which is calling for the eviction ban to be extended until January next year.
# eviction ban
Independent TD Violet-Anne Wynne to break off Dáil pairing to vote against government
Wynne had previously been in an agreement with Helen McEntee, who is on maternity leave, that she would not vote in McEntee’s absence.
# eviction ban
Threshold anticipates March to be its busiest month since eviction ban came into place
The housing charity’s CEO said its caseload has been steadily increasing over the past five years.
# Under Pressure
Cabinet agrees counter measures to Sinn Féin's eviction ban motion
It’s in response to a Sinn Féin motion to extend the eviction ban that will be debated in the Dáil later today and voted on tomorrow.
# eviction ban
Coalition leaders reach 'broad agreement' on counter to Sinn Féin motion to extend eviction ban
Sinn Féin’s motion on Wednesday will call for the eviction ban to be extended until January 2024.
# eviction ban
Celebrities and activists call on government to keep eviction ban in new campaign
Bressie, Mario Rosenstock and Fr Peter McVerry are among those featured in #KeeptheBan.
# Green Party
Neasa Hourigan says she will vote against the coalition on extending the eviction ban
Hourigan has previously been suspended from the party for voting with the opposition.
Last month
March 2023
# Overholding
Opposition TDs believe 'increasing' number of tenants will resist eviction over coming weeks
They believe the practice is acceptable where tenants “have nowhere to go” and face being out on the streets otherwise.
# Housing Crisis
Cork eviction ban meeting told of woman, 78, given notice to quit after 63 years in family home
People facing eviction were present at the meeting, including a man who said he doesn’t know what to tell his six-year-old.
# eviction ban
Sinn Féin motion to call for eviction ban to be extended to January 2024
Speaking to reporters in New York last night, Mary Lou McDonald said her party will move the motion today.
# Housing Crisis
Garda stations have no facilities to house families left homeless after eviction ban ends
Focus Ireland expects that a significant number of people will be made homeless after the eviction ban ends on 1 April.
# fact find
FactFind: How effective was the eviction ban in reducing homelessness?
Government claims that the eviction ban has not reduced homelessness have been met with strong criticism.
# Housing Crisis
Varadkar: Ministers 'agonised' over decision to end eviction ban
The Taoiseach admitted that ending the ban was “hard to defend”.
# Housing
Varadkar says he doesn't believe reimposing the eviction ban would reverse rising homeless numbers
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the decision to end the ban was ‘cruel and heartless’.
# eviction ban
'While the moratorium paused evictions, it didn’t stop landlords issuing notices to quit'
Homeless services are worried about the potential impact of eviction ban lapsing.
# Dáil row
'You can't handle the answers': Tempers flare as FG and SF clash over eviction ban
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald were involved in a war of words this afternoon.
# eviction ban
Varadkar: 'Demonisation' of landlords caused rent hikes and reduced housing supply
The Taoiseach said that over 40,000 landlords have left the rental market in recent years.
# eviction ban
Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien
The Housing Minister formally announced today that the eviction moratorium will be lifted from 31 March
# eviction ban
Landlords selling property will have to give tenant option to buy under new scheme
The First Home Scheme is to be amended to include tenants who wish to buy the property when their landlord is selling up.
# Housing
Varadkar defends ending eviction ban as Opposition TDs slam 'heartless' decision
The three coalition party leaders met with the housing minister yesterday evening, with Cabinet now discussing the measure.
Coalition leaders and the Housing Minister decided at a meeting last night to lift the eviction ban as planned on 31 March.
Opposition politicians and housing activists have condemning the move.
Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Bróin said the decision 'will mean more adults, children & pensioners will become homeless from April'.
# Housing
Coalition leaders agree to lift eviction ban as planned on 31 March
It’s understood that Cabinet will discuss the moratorium on evictions coming to an end as planned on 31 March.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you think the eviction ban should be extended?
Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss whether to extend, amend or lift the ban.
# Evictions
Sinn Féin TD says rent 'emergency isn't over' as eviction ban set to expire this month
Louise O’Reilly has called for the eviction ban to be extended, while Cabinet is due to discuss the ban on Tuesday.
This year
2023
# Renting
Government's mind is still not made up on whether to extend the eviction ban
Minister Heather Humphreys has reaffirmed that the government still deciding whether it will pursue an extension.
# Homelessness
Government still deciding on extending eviction ban for fear of 'making matters worse'
Jack Chambers said that extending the ban could lead to a surge in landlords leaving the market and evicting tenants when the ban eventually ends.
# whoops
'Rookie error': Evictions ban proposal progresses as junior minister forgets to oppose bill
Minister of State Kieran O’Donnell forgot to oppose the bill at the end of the debate today.
# Housing Crisis
'The situation is getting worse and worse': PBP warn of homeless spike if eviction ban lapses
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett called for the Government to support the eviction ban bill.
# Housing Crisis
Landlords should get tax breaks in return for longer tenancies, Taoiseach advised
The report into the private rental sector is due to be published today.
# Housing
Govt to make a call on eviction ban 'shortly', says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he hasn’t thrown in the towel on the housing crisis.
Varadkar says he'll reveal plans for eviction ban and cost-of-living supports in mid-February
The Taoiseach said it is ‘fair to say that the rising cost-of-living is biting hard’.
# Minister for Housing
Government haven't yet decided to extend eviction ban despite record homelessness, says O'Brien
A new record high of 11,632 people are homeless, according to the latest official figure.