Sinn Féin plan would bring renewed focus on any divisions within the Coalition on decision to end ban
The Green Party disputed Ms Hourigan’s characterisation of the proposal and said the measure could in fact “incentivise landlords to keep their tenants for longer” by guaranteeing a fair price through the independent valuation.
Meanwhile, Labour leader Ivana Bacik last night called on Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien to cancel his plans to travel to the United States for St Patrick’s Day duties. She said a “tsunami of evictions” is expected and he should stay in Ireland “and develop a plan to work for vulnerable renters”.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar responded, accusing Ms McDonald of trying to create “a divisive, false narrative” that it was “renters versus landlords”. Ms Hourigan previously lost the Green Party whip for six months along with colleague Patrick Costello after they voted in favour of a Sinn Féin motion on the National Maternity Hospital . She said last night she would only oppose the Government in a Dáil vote on the eviction ban if opposition proposals are “meaningful”.
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