Eviction ban concern
Richard Boyd Barrett described a family facing eviction in February despite the Government's eviction ban and asked for stronger protection. The Chair repeatedly tried to stop him exceeding time, and he insisted the Government needed to prevent wrongful evictions.
On Thursday, Jacqueline, a mother of two teenage children and wife to Richard, a man who has worked all his life - both of them are in their late 50s - rang me in tears to tell me they are going to be in court in the first week of February to face eviction from the home where they have lived all their lives. This is despite claims by the Government that it has brought in an eviction ban.
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They have both written to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage-----
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What is the Government going to do to protect people who have done absolutely nothing wrong from being evicted from their homes? Will it finally bring in an eviction ban that actually prevents people who have done nothing wrong from being thrown out of their homes like this family?