Mr Healy-Rae, who owns a number of rental properties, said he was fearful for constituents who came to him worried where they were going to go when the eviction ban was lifted. When asked if any of his tenants would be evicted, Mr Healy-Rae, said no.
The Government was not doing enough to provide housing so it would continue to need the rental sector but landlords were “leaving in droves”.
The Government will put down an amendment to Sinn Féin’s motion, which will be the vote actually taken in the Dáil. The wording will likely be agreed on Monday, with Coalition leaders to meet to discuss the matter on Monday evening. A Government spokesman said it was “confident that its counter motion will be passed”.
On Sunday, the Labour Party said it would put down a motion of no confidence in the Government before the end of the month if it did not change course. ] There were also indications that some high-profile Independents were likely to vote against the Coalition, on the Sinn Féin motion. The Irish Times understands both Kerry TD Micheal Healy Rae and Roscommon-Galway’s Michael Fitzmaurice are preparing to vote against the Government.
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath told The Irish Times on Sunday that the Coalition was “acutely aware of the considerable challenges surrounding the rental sector”, pointing to decisions made at the last Cabinet meeting.
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