Extension of ban on evictions ‘essential’

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste this week indicated that the current ban on evictions could be ended next month. File photo: iStock

If the Government's eviction ban is not extended beyond March, the levels of homelessness will worsen drastically, housing charities have warned. 

The number of people in emergency homeless accommodation has now reached 11,754 people, the seventh month in a row of a record high for the country.