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

In the context of Government co-ordination, what is the Government doing to prevent more than 100 people from being evicted from Tathony House? Thirty-five households are being evicted, including many families and children. An entire block of renters is facing mass eviction. The Tyrrelstown amendment was meant to stop these sorts of mass evictions happening, but there are so many loopholes in it that landlords can exploit that it is not effective. In this case, the landlord is claiming financial hardship despite the tenants and renters estimating he gets a rental income of €700,000 from the apartment block. In most European countries, it is completely illegal to evict tenants who are paying their rent. It is just not possible to do that in most European countries but it is allowed here. We should not allow landlords who sell to evict their tenants. What is the Government going to do to prevent these 100 people who face this mass eviction from getting evicted?

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