Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has said the government decided not to extend the eviction ban on the grounds that it would have further reduced the number of properties available to rent
HOUSING MINISTER DARRAGH O’Brien has said he believes that further government interventions in the private rental sector would reduce the number of homes to rent even further.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Prime Time this evening, O’Brien said he “cannot guarantee that there won’t be a short term increase in homelessness” when the moratorium expires. Record levels of homelessness The number of people experiencing homelessness in Ireland hit a record high with latest Government figures last month showing that 11,754 people were living in emergency accommodation in January.A total of 8,323 adults and 3,431 children were living in emergency accommodation during the week of 23 to 29 January.
“The RTB will publish data soon in relation to the notice to quit during the eviction moratorium. But the figure is on or about 2700 Notice to quit, that were paused during this period. O’Brien said he stood over his decision, stating that if he believed an extension to the moratorium would be the better option in the short to medium term, he would obviously push for it “notwithstanding legal difficulties that that might be there”.
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