Politics

Eamon Ryan ‘can’t recall’ if he asked for, or saw, eviction data ahead of agreeing to lift ban

The Green Party leader said he didn’t believe there had been any political interference in the publication of RTB data

Asked if the government had access to eviction notice data for the second half of 2022 when debating the lifting of the moratorium, Ryan said he could not recall, but did not think so. Picture: Paul Sharp

Eamon Ryan has said he does not recall if the government had access to the latest eviction notice data as they debated lifting the eviction ban, or if he had requested access to that data.

Speaking to the Business Post, the Green Party leader and Minister for Environment said it was “hard to be categoric” on whether the government had access to eviction notice data for the second half of 2022 when making the decision ...