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# eviction ban

This month
September 2023
# housing policy
Eamon Ryan says he doesn't back Green TD's claim reinstating eviction ban 'akin to communism'
Minister Catherine Martin said husbands and wives don’t agree on everything.
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# Policy Matters
Greens housing spokesperson: 'There's opposition to what we're doing, even within Government'
Francis Noel Duffy doesn’t believe the eviction ban should be reinstated, saying that doing so would be akin to “a communist state”.
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Sep 4th 2023, 12:05 AM
Last month
August 2023
# Housing Crisis
Swords tenants resisting eviction by €6bn real estate fund include kids and woman who has cancer
“We know now, that they can’t just put us out on the street without a court order,” one mum living in the apartments said.
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Aug 22nd 2023, 6:30 AM
# Renting
Over 5,700 notices to quit issued to tenants in second quarter after eviction ban lifted
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin has called on the Government to immediately reintroduce the ban on no-fault evictions.
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Aug 10th 2023, 1:45 PM
This year
2023
# no-fault evictions
Government accused of 'shocking indifference' after deciding against another eviction ban
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien revealed yesterday that the government has ‘no plans to reinstate a winter eviction ban’.
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Jul 12th 2023, 7:49 PM
# Housing Crisis
Taoiseach stresses 'progress' on housing as he defends lifting of eviction ban
The government has today announced a €150mn fund to tackle long-term property vacancy and dereliction which it says will help expand housing supply.
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Jul 11th 2023, 3:53 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
FG ministers got hundreds of emails about evictions - but just 22 about gender and trans issues
A report by
Stephen McDermott
A party TD claimed earlier this year that transgender issues were a bigger issue for the public.
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May 21st 2023, 12:05 AM
# UK
Tory bill to abolish no-fault evictions in England to come before UK Parliament
The ban was part of the Conservatives’ 2019 election manifesto.
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May 17th 2023, 12:25 PM
# tathony house
'We have no intention of leaving': Tathony House tenants facing eviction hold another rally
Remaining tenants include a lone parent and healthcare worker, as well as a man receiving ongoing treatment for cancer nearby.
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Apr 22nd 2023, 4:20 PM
# Evictions
'Where will they go?': Coveney says invalid notices to quit should be challenged
The minister rounded on Sinn Féin’s policies to scrap the Help to Buy and First Home Scheme.
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Apr 19th 2023, 2:36 PM
# Threshold
Threshold says 75% of Notices to Quit for renovation they dealt with this year were invalid
Threshold said it supported 1,262 households to stay in their homes or secure alternative housing between January and March.
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Apr 19th 2023, 7:59 AM
Voices
Dr Rory Hearne: Lifting the ban on evictions was an unforgivable act by a misguided government
The housing expert looks at the legacy of the government’s lifting of the evictions ban and outlines how systems work elsewhere in Europe.
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Apr 8th 2023, 8:00 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Questions raised over 'lack of resources and detail' for Govt's tenant-in-situ scheme
A report by
Eoghan Dalton
The government has set a target of 1,500 properties to be acquired under the tenant-in situ-scheme.
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Apr 8th 2023, 12:05 AM
# eviction ban
Sinn Féin’s Eoin O Broin ‘regrets’ tweet of gardaí edited into eviction scene
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors welcomed his clarification.
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Apr 6th 2023, 2:33 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
'We've seen more working people and others who wouldn't be homeless in normal circumstances'
A report by
David MacRedmond
While some have predicted a sudden, large increase in homelessness after the lifting of the eviction ban, others say the increase will be more gradual.
Homeless charities have spoken about the breadth of people being affected by the housing crisis.
Depaul has detailed concerns over people's access to medical care.
Elderly people are at particular risk of becoming homeless after eviction.
Landlords issued more than 4,300 notices to quit in final quarter of 2022, new figures show
'100% incorrect': Taoiseach denies claim he overruled Housing Minister to end the eviction ban
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Apr 6th 2023, 12:02 AM
# eviction ban
Taoiseach says Govt did not have exact RTB figures when deciding to lift eviction ban
Questions have been raised about whether government knew the extent of the notices to quit that had been served.
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Apr 5th 2023, 5:41 PM
# Peter McVErry
Peter McVerry issues apology over claim Taoiseach overruled minister on eviction ban
This evening, the Taoiseach said an apology was not needed from McVerry.
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Apr 5th 2023, 1:51 PM
# eviction ban
Tánaiste denies Varadkar overruled housing minister on eviction ban; McVerry stands by claim
Father Peter McVerry had said that Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien had sought to maintain the eviction ban, only to be overruled by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
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Apr 4th 2023, 9:45 PM
# Controversy
Cork city councillors 'stunned' after tense and abrupt end to eviction ban meeting
Sinn Féin have claimed FG and FF breached council standing orders.
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Apr 4th 2023, 2:46 PM
# Twitter Storm
SF's Eoin Ó Broin and Garda rep have 'very positive' conversation following controversial tweet
Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin shared the tweet with the caption “no words needed”.
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Apr 3rd 2023, 8:32 PM
# eviction ban
Landlords issued more than 4,300 notices to quit in final quarter of 2022, new figures show
A landlord is required to give a notice period when they want to end a tenancy.
'100% incorrect': Taoiseach denies claim he overruled Housing Minister to end the eviction ban
Eamon Ryan says ending eviction ban was 'difficult' but defends suspending Neasa Hourigan
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Apr 3rd 2023, 6:11 PM
# Leo Varadkar
'100% incorrect': Taoiseach denies claim he overruled Housing Minister to end the eviction ban
The mood music from Government right up to the decision to lift the ban was that it would be extended.
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Apr 3rd 2023, 4:47 PM
# Green Party
Eamon Ryan says ending eviction ban was 'difficult' but defends suspending Neasa Hourigan
The minister stated that opposition parties have realised that extending the eviction ban indefinitely would undermine the rental market.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 1:41 PM
# eviction ban
Justice minister slams 'disrespectful' tweet by Eoin Ó Broin of Gardaí edited into eviction scene
Government TDs and the head of a Garda representative body have criticised the TD for an edited image of Gardaí at a 19th-century eviction.
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Apr 1st 2023, 7:59 PM
# Housing
Protesters gather outside Leinster House calling for eviction ban to be reinstated
The protest, organised by the Cost of Living Coalition, began at 1pm on Kildare Street.
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Apr 1st 2023, 2:55 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Housing crisis: Protest to take place at Leinster House today as eviction ban ends
A report by
Tadgh McNally
Protestors are due to gather outside Leinster House at 1pm.
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Apr 1st 2023, 12:05 AM
# Homelessness
Housing crisis: Almost 12,000 in emergency accommodation in February, latest figures show
This is the first time in eight months where homeless figures have fallen.
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Mar 31st 2023, 4:57 PM
# eviction ban
Barry Cowen sorry 'if people find' comparison between eviction ban and free sweets offensive
‘It wasn’t my intention to offend them. Sure what more much more do you want me to say?’ the TD told Claire Byrne.
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Mar 30th 2023, 1:33 PM
# kicking off
Ceann Comhairle threatens to suspend Dáil amid shouting, says public would be 'disgusted'
The Ceann Comhairle got to his feet to call for order after a tense exchange between Pearse Doherty and Micheál Martin
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Mar 30th 2023, 1:29 PM
# eviction ban
Free Legal Advice Centre says Taoiseach's claims on evictions do not reflect 'legal reality'
The centre’s chief executive said that Varadkar’s comments implied that the Courts have a large say in whether a determination order will be enforced, in reality, they do not.
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Mar 29th 2023, 11:30 PM
# Dail vote
Government block Sinn Féin bill to extend eviction ban to January 2024
The bill was tabled by Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin last week and was debated yesterday.
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Mar 29th 2023, 7:48 PM
# 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.
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Mar 29th 2023, 12:16 PM
# 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.
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Mar 27th 2023, 7:37 PM
# 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.
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Mar 27th 2023, 12:42 PM
# 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.
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Mar 26th 2023, 12:10 AM
# 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
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Mar 24th 2023, 12:35 PM
# 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.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 7:37 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you have confidence in the Government?
Labour is expected to table a motion of n0-confidence in the Government.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 8:02 AM
# 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.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 9:00 PM
# 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.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 2:00 PM
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