Government reviewing eviction ban to protect renters — Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien had consulted with the attorney general about a ban on evictions. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

The reintroduction of the ban on evictions to protect people this winter is being reviewed by the Government, the Taoiseach has said.

Speaking on his way into an informal meeting of the European Council in Prague, Micheál Martin said Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien had consulted with the attorney general about a ban.