After the initial Covid-19 ban on evictions was introduced, there was some evidence that people in such positions were subject to inappropriate evictions because they did not have the protections of the previous legislation. This amendment attempts to ensure that all people living in the private rental sector, including those who do not have formally recognised tenancies under the terms of the Residential Tenancies Act, get the protection of this Bill.
The amendment seeks to do what the very eminent Deputy O'Dowd proposed, and what Deputy Cian O'Callaghan and I are seeking to do, which is to introduce a six-month ban on evictions.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Cian O'Callaghan and Eoin Ó Broin; Níl, Deputies Brendan Griffin and Jack Chambers.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 62–78 |
| Question put: | Carried | 79–67 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Lost | 58–87 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 58–86 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 97–47 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 59–86 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 92–53 |
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