Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to the implementation of the so-called Tyrrelstown amendment, which is aimed at preventing mass evictions of tenants by landlords seeking to sell with vacant possession. There is a terrible situation in Tallaght, which may be one of the first tests of the legislation. In Exchange Hall, more than ten families have received eviction notices. They are mostly people who work in Tallaght Hospital next door, they rely on a network for support of one another, and if they are evicted, they will find it very difficult to find other affordable accommodation. It is clear that the landlord's motive is greed and that it is seeking to maximise profit and selling price by selling with vacant possession, given that the properties are being advertised as such. The tenants are correctly organising and refusing to be evicted, and they will make a complaint to the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB. Does the Taoiseach agree that the eviction notices should be withdrawn, and does he consider it appropriate that the tenants should be forced to approach the RTB to prevent the landlord from breaking the law?

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