Explainer: What happens after the eviction ban is lifted?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Cabinet made the decision based on "what we thought was the right thing to do as a Government".

With the temporary eviction ban set to expire on Saturday, thousands of people will be put at risk of homelessness.

The lifting of the ban led to tense and fractious scenes in Leinster House over the last fortnight, with the Government surviving a confidence motion in the Dáil on Wednesday over it.