Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

To be fair, considering that a limited cohort of people has been able to avail of the protections, because the system is quite complex, the Minister knows well that some of the 455 people will still have issues paying rent due to a loss of income owing to Covid beyond the date in the Bill. It would be absolutely proportionate to have an extended timeframe for the limited protections for the limited cohort. That would be completely proportionate. The Minister has not put forward the case as to why it would not be.

The Minister said the number becoming homeless continues to reduce. I must challenge him on this. Since the ban on evictions has been lifted, the number of families and children living in homeless emergency accommodation has increased. As the Minister responsible for housing, the Minister should be well aware of that. He is well aware of that.

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