Lifting eviction ban was ‘very difficult’, says minister after husband’s remarks

Media minister Catherine Martin defended the decision on the eviction ban (PA)

Minister Catherine Martin has said that disagreement is “a fact of life in marriage” after her husband and fellow Green Party TD compared extending the eviction ban to communism.

The Tourism and Media Minister also said that the decision to end the ban in March was one of the most difficult decisions the three-party coalition has had to make.