Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It would be interesting for them to ask the question of how many eviction orders are issued by the courts every year in Ireland. Thankfully, in Ireland, unlike in many other countries, getting an eviction order from the courts, which is the only place one can get an eviction order from, is not that easy.

In regard to how the decision was made by the Cabinet, it was made on the recommendation of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It was made on the advice of his officials, who strongly recommended in favour of not extending the temporary winter eviction ban. As the Minister has explained, the advice and his assessment is that extending what was always a temporary winter eviction ban, for a prolonged period would make the homelessness situation worse later. That is the basis-----

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