Government urged to keep eviction ban option open to tackle homelessness

Report outlines 14 recommendations aimed at preventing homelessness and accelerating access to long-term housing

The housing committee's report contains 14 recommendations and urges housing minister James Browne to keep the idea of a blanket ban on evictions on the table. File picture

All options to solve homelessness should be kept under review — including an emergency ban on no-fault evictions for a defined period — according to a new report by an Oireachtas committee.

The housing committee's report contains 14 recommendations and urges housing minister James Browne to keep the idea of a blanket ban on evictions on the table.