Heated Dáil exchanges as Micheál Martin defends evictions ban decision 

Tánaiste said he believed the continuation of the ban would damage supply, which would be 'detrimental' to the people who would end up homeless and to those who are seeking housing

Mr Martin told the Dáil if the eviction ban was to continue it would have to remain in place for the next two full years, telling Sinn Féin: 'You know damn well it wouldn’t be lifted in December.' File picture: iStock

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has defended the Government’s decision to lift the evictions ban, saying if it was to remain, it would have to be for the next two full years.

For a second day, there were heated exchanges in the Dáil between Sinn Féin, the Social Democrats and Mr Martin, who was accused of “making it up as you go along.”