Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says extending the eviction moratorium not the solution and would make homelessness worse
Speaking earlier during Leaders’ Questions, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the bill was “one last chance to stop thousands of people losing their homes”. Ms McDonald also accused the Government of “being all over the place” and “scrambling to defend an indefensible decision”.
“Can you fathom the stress that this woman is going through facing homelessness in her golden years,” Ms McDonald said. “Is this really where we are now? Where is that woman to go?” Mr Varadkar said the solution was more social housing, the tenant-in-situ scheme and tax changes to encourage landlords to stay in the market as well as homelessness prevention services.
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