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Hundreds of households saved from homelessness as result of local authority purchases

Darragh O’Brien said the acquisition of homes has been another ‘very important’ measure explored by the state since the lifting of the eviction ban in April

O’Brien yet to address role in delay in publication of evictions data

Housing minister asked to clarify whether political pressure was put on Residential Tenancies Board to postpone release of vital information ahead of lifting of eviction ban

Landlords serve 4,300 eviction notices in final months of 2022

New data has shown that the majority of landlords have served notices to quit as they intend to sell their property

Ó’Broin: No intention to ‘drag gardaí’ into political controversy over eviction tweet

Image posted by Sinn Féin housing spokesperson of reworked Famine eviction drew critcism from Fine Gael over the weekend

Barry Cowen says his children have been abused on social media over his ‘free sweets’ comments

The Fianna Fáil TD said that he apologised for the remarks and accepted political criticism but that the response had been personal and targeted his own children

Hitting close to home: voters deeply divided over end of eviction ban

The latest Business Post/Red C poll shows 46 per cent of voters opposed to ending the ban on March 31, but 50 per cent in favour of tax breaks for landlords designed to encourage them to stay in the market

Landlords’ lobby group welcomes end of eviction ban after Dáil vote

Irish Property Owners Association says government commitments to provide tax relief to landlords are the ‘first meaningful effort by politicians to recognise the strategic importance of landlords in solving the rental crisis’

Government wins Dáil vote to end temporary eviction ban

Coalition succeeds in pushing through counter motion in response to Sinn Féin’s motion to extend the eviction ban until January next year

Analysis: Hildegarde Naughton looks to rally the troops to vote down Sinn Féin eviction ban motion

The Fine Gael TD is facing her first big challenge since taking over as government chief whip

Sarah Hamill: Landlords and tenants could both be aggrieved by the government’s ‘first refusal’ plan

It is hard to fully tease out the constitutional issues which may arise from the announcement that tenants will get the first chance to buy their home from their landlord, but there could be trouble ahead

McGrath assessing small landlord tax breaks rejected by Donohoe last year

The now Minister for Public Expenditure rejected a range of proposals to stem the exodus of landlords from the market, just before the eviction ban last year

Lucinda Creighton: Capitulation to SF leaves government afraid to back sensible housing policy

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael should have a basic understanding of the need for landlords in the market; instead, they have tried to regulate them out of existence as they look over their shoulder at the opposition

Tenants facing eviction will have legal right to buy from their landlords

Landlords selling properties will have to first offer them to existing tenants and sell to them if they match an independent sale price valuation

Eviction ban to be lifted at the end of March as government ignores calls for extension

Opposition figures have said dropping the measure will lead to a rise in homelessness.

Eviction ban bill passes in Dáil after junior housing minister forgets to oppose in ‘rookie error’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has also confirmed that the government will make a decision on whether it will extend the eviction ban before St Patrick’s Day

Sarah Hamill: Winter eviction ‘ban’ does little more than buy the government time

The problem with the rental market is not over-regulation but bad regulation, poorly enforced

Does Generation Rent finally have the politicians on its side?

As Fine Gael agrees to implement opposition policies such as an eviction ban and renter’s tax credit to avoid a winter homeless disaster, the political balance may be gradually shifting away from landlords to renters

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Eviction ban comes into force until the end of March

The initiative will not apply to tenants who “wilfully” don’t pay their rent

Housing minister keeps ‘all options’ open on winter eviction ban

Darragh O’Brien says he still has concerns about the possible impact of a veto on property rights ‘which are constitutionally protected’

Derelict site levies of €33,600 owed on Prussia Street site where eviction took place

Dublin City Council say levies for 2020 and 2021 have not yet been paid