Leo Varadkar suggests rent eviction ban could be extended

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

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government will decide before the St Patrick’s Day recess whether to extend the eviction ban. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has suggested the current ban on rent evictions could be extended before it is due to be wound up next month.

The Government will decide before the St Patrick’s Day recess whether or not to extend the ban, he told the Dáil.