Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Every single Deputy on the Government side has voted to make people homeless. They have done that without knowing where that family in their own county is going to go - two parents working with children. They have no idea where they are going to go. They do not know if they are going to be sent to a Garda station, if they are going to be living in the car or in emergency accommodation. They have no idea, but they voted no matter what to make them homeless.

Gillian is from Dublin. She says herself and her kids are going to be homeless in April. She says they have no family to rely on and they cannot get any help or accommodation or anywhere safe to stay.

Thomas says his landlord is selling up and gave his wife and him notice at the start of the year. He says it is impossible to find anywhere. They are looking at emigrating as a result. They are devastated.

Karen is being evicted after eight years with two young kids. Both of them work full time but rents are so high and there are so few properties that they can only rely on luck, worry and anxiety, which is making them ill. All they feel is shame and despair. Shame on the Government, because it is making this decision, not anybody else.

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