Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

That means it is as long as a piece of string. Surely the Government made a decision on the basis of evidence. For example, the Minister would not vote to take away protection from eviction for people with disabilities unless she knew how many people were likely to be evicted in that cohort. I am sure she would not have allowed the Government to get rid of the safeguards against evictions for people with terminal illnesses unless she knew the evidence and the modelling on how many of those people would be made homeless. How many people are going to be made homeless? Has the Minister made her decision as a Cabinet Minister on the basis of facts, figures, evidence and models from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, or is it based on a hunch? Many people are worried that the Government has made a decision on the eviction ban on a hunch. How many people are going to be made homeless through eviction in the next 12 months and what type of budget will be drawn down on that basis?

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