Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 3, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(3) In this Act—

(a) references to landlord shall be construed as including references to housing authority and local authority within the meaning of the Housing Acts 1966 to 2015,

(b) references to tenant shall be construed as including references to local authority tenant within such meaning, and

(c) references to tenancy shall be construed as including references to local authority tenancy within such meaning.”.

Amendment No. 2 seeks to ensure that eviction bans are extended to all tenants.We are trying to ensure that those renting from local authorities are also protected. Will the Minister of State clarify whether local authority tenants are also protected under this Bill? As he knows, many Traveller families live in specific Traveller accommodation under local authorities. Census 2016 showed that 1,800 of these families rented from private landlords and 4,000 lived in local authority accommodation. Does this Bill protect these families and if it does not, what can the Minister of State do to protect them?