Varadkar says reintroducing eviction ban would lead to 'glut' of evictions next year 

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the ban should be reinstated up to March 2024 to protect families and children from becoming homeless over the Christmas period

The Taoiseach reiterated comments made previously in the Dáil that the eviction ban did not lead to the number of people in emergency accommodation falling, adding it was important to increase the supply of social housing. Picture: iStock

Reintroducing the no-fault eviction ban for the winter would only lead to a “glut” of eviction notices being handed down next year, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

Sinn Féin has sought to pressure the Government by bringing forward legislation that was previously used to facilitate an eviction ban last year.