Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Bill has to be published and enacted before any of its measures can take place. Deputy Boyd Barrett knows that. Therefore, the Bill will defer certain notices of termination served on tenants for the period from the day after the date of the passing of the Act. Irrespective of whether a notice to quit is in process, once the legislation comes into play, no one can be evicted the day after that unless he or she has not paid rent and has not fulfilled obligations in respect of good behaviour and stuff like that, for example, not wrecking the place and so on. I do not think anyone can object to that. Those are the measures.

The full details of this will be published in the Bill in the next day or two. The sooner we can get that through the House, the greater the protection we can give to many people who could be in jeopardy of being evicted.

In respect of purchasing homes as a matter of policy, I already made the point today that up to 650 houses are in the process of being purchased or have been purchased-----

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