People who rent their homes and pay income tax (but do not already receive supports such as HAP) can claim back €500 a year for four years

The public meeting of 100 people heard from charity workers and campaigners about the problems faced by thousands of renters in vulnerable tenancies, and those living without a home

Among these is a new regime that would see tenants given first refusal if the landlord wants to sell the home they are living in

Paul Hosford says the house purchase schemes announced this week will help determine if the end of the eviction ban will be an even bigger issue this summer

Taoiseach also defended the proposed bill to exclude up to 40% of survivors from the mother and baby home redress scheme

Threshold found just over 40% of termination notices to be deemed invalid in the last three months of 2022

Any person who has had a valid ‘no fault’ notice of termination served, will not have their tenancy terminated during the winter emergency period.

Move by several senior Fianna Fáil TDs backing the eviction ban puts further pressure on Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said Government was working with the Residential Tenancies Board to 'ensure that those due the payment in rented accommodation receive the benefit of this payment'