No written records between RTB and minister over mass eviction in Wexford, admits department

The Social Democrats claim the lack of correspondence indicates James Browne did not take the matter 'seriously'

An agent for a landlord distributing eviction notices served on 36 homes in Wexford in February which were attributed to new rental rules. The eviction notices were later rescinded.

There is no written correspondence between housing minister James Browne and the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) regarding a now-cancelled mass eviction in a Wexford estate, the Department of Housing has admitted.

This is despite the minister telling reporters on March 4 that he had spoken to the head of the RTB, Rosemary Steen, about eviction notices served to 36 households at the Hazelwood Estate in Bridgetown, Co Wexford.