Department endorsed lifting of eviction ban due to 'negative impacts on landlords'

Attorney General Rossa Fanning was of the opinion that any extension of the eviction ban would require 'substantial evidence and legal and policy justification'

Separately, the department warned that any extension of the eviction ban could cost the State in the region of €500m each year in compensation for landlords being unable to access their properties. File photo: iStock

The Department of Housing recommended the lifting of the eviction ban to the Government due to the “negative impacts on landlords” who may have been trying to repossess their property while the ban remained in place.

Separately, the department warned that any extension of the ban could cost the State in the region of €500m each year in compensation for landlords being unable to access their properties.