Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the latest increase in eviction notice figures from the Residential Tenancies Board as ‘alarming’ and has called on government to ‘immediately reintroduce the ban on no fault evictions and introduce an emergency package of measures to address the escalating housing and homelessness crisis.’

Teachta Crowe said:

“In the first three months of 2023, there were 2,011 Notices of Termination issued in Dublin. That means that more than 22 people and families were told that they were going to lose their homes every day.

“Last Friday saw the Department of Housing release the April homelessness figures. More than 12,000 adults and 3,500 children are now officially homeless.

“With the number of evictions notices being issued at such a high rate, there is little doubt that without an emergency intervention by government, the numbers in emergency accommodation are going to continue to rise.

“The Government must immediately reintroduce the ban on no fault evictions and introduce an emergency package of measures to address the escalating homeless crisis, including using emergency planning and procurement to deliver an additional volume of social and affordable homes and increased staffing to Councils to process tenant-in-situ purchases more quickly.”