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# eviction ban

March
March 2023
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
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
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.
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Mar 21st 2023, 8:49 PM
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.
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Mar 21st 2023, 8:36 PM
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.
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Mar 21st 2023, 3:47 PM
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.
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Mar 21st 2023, 2:00 PM
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.
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Mar 20th 2023, 11:01 PM
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.
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Mar 20th 2023, 7:00 PM
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.
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Mar 19th 2023, 3:29 PM
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.
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Mar 15th 2023, 1:15 PM
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.
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Mar 14th 2023, 10:07 PM
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.
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Mar 14th 2023, 6:04 PM
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.
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Mar 11th 2023, 4:32 PM
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.
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Mar 11th 2023, 12:05 AM
Varadkar: Ministers 'agonised' over decision to end eviction ban
The Taoiseach admitted that ending the ban was “hard to defend”.
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Mar 10th 2023, 1:18 PM
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’.
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Mar 9th 2023, 2:55 PM
'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.
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Mar 8th 2023, 6:00 PM
'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.
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Mar 8th 2023, 2:05 PM
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.
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Mar 8th 2023, 12:42 PM
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
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Mar 7th 2023, 9:54 PM
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.
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Mar 7th 2023, 4:30 PM
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'.
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Mar 7th 2023, 2:59 PM
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.
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Mar 6th 2023, 10:41 PM
Poll: Do you think the eviction ban should be extended?
Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss whether to extend, amend or lift the ban.
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Mar 6th 2023, 9:54 AM
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.
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Mar 5th 2023, 5:50 PM
February
February 2023
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.
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Feb 26th 2023, 2:44 PM
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.
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Feb 25th 2023, 3:09 PM
'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.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 2:45 PM
'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.
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Feb 20th 2023, 4:39 PM
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.
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Feb 15th 2023, 12:05 AM
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.
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This year
2023
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’.
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Jan 31st 2023, 4:14 PM
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.
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Jan 29th 2023, 6:27 PM
Last year
2022
Threshold answered a call every 20 minutes from private renters facing eviction so far this year
An eviction ban is currently in place until 1 April 2023.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 9:33 AM
Eviction ban legislation passed by Dáil and Seanad
Under the bill, all notices to quit that are issued over the period of the emergency ban will be deferred until at least the end of March 2023.
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Oct 27th 2022, 6:22 PM
Explainer: How will the Government's winter eviction ban work?
The plan was agreed at Cabinet this morning.
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Oct 18th 2022, 11:59 PM
Cabinet signs off on temporary eviction ban
The ban will be in place until the end of March.
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Oct 18th 2022, 5:24 PM
Winter eviction ban may lead to higher homelessness levels after it expires, says Varadkar
It comes as levels of homelessness across the State hit record levels in August.
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Oct 13th 2022, 1:47 PM
Landlord group says it has 'deep-rooted' reservations about potential eviction ban
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien yesterday said he has been “exploring options” regarding an eviction ban.
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Oct 10th 2022, 1:30 PM
Winter eviction ban being kept under review, says Taoiseach
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has consulted with the AG on the issue.
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Oct 6th 2022, 2:27 PM
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