Neasa Hourigan's move to vote against Government on Sinn Féin eviction ban motion could see her lose the Green Party whip
If she loses the whip, the Government’s on paper majority will be a single vote - with her party colleague and fellow backbench rebel Patrick Costello yet to declare his voting intentions.
However, the loss of a Dáil vote on the contentious issue would carry significant symbolic weight, and with the Labour no confidence motion now looming, increase the pressure on the government.
She said many working families would face a “nightmare scenario” and government could not answer the question of where they would go if they were evicted. “There is still time for government to do the right thing,” she said, adding that they should row back and reverse the decision.“Forget even the political view of this, listen to the voices and the stories that all of us have heard.
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