I spoke last night on the Anti-eviction bill which would give tenants greater protection and greater security of tenure by preventing landlords evicting tenants on grounds of selling a property.
Tenants would be compensated if a landlord moved a family member into the house or flat.
Tenants also can’t be evicted on the grounds of renovating a building.
These are all sensible and reasonable protections.
This bill went before the Dáil last year Fianna Fáil abstained in the vote and Fine Gael voted against it. This was a missed opportunity. Let’s not make that mistake again.