Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

I urge the Taoiseach to give clarity to my question. I refer to the enormity of the decision the Government has made to delete the eviction ban. How was that decision made at Cabinet? Was it made on the basis of modelling from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage? Was it made based on advice from economists as to the impact it would likely have? Was it made based on any evidence or information?

I put questions to the Minister for Social Protection and a Green Party Minister on whether they had seen any evidence or modelling as to the impact of the decision on the number of people who will be made homeless over the next number of months. They could not answer the question. I am now asking the Taoiseach to answer that question. Was this decision made based on evidence, a hunch or ideology? If we are having an evidence-free decision on an issue of this importance, that has enormous ramifications for many people's lives. It also has ramifications for the level of contingency the Government has put in place to deal with the crisis that is about to unfold over the next number of months.

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