This afternoon, the Government won a confidence vote in the Dáil with 86 TDs backing the coalition and 67 voting against.
The vote was held after a heated debate in the Dáil chamber that ran for close to two and-a-half hours.
It was triggered by the Labour Party tabling a no confidence motion in the Government over its decision to lift the no-fault eviction ban on Saturday.
The Opposition's anger was deep-seated and the stories they told of those facing eviction were often harrowing.
But the Government decision to lift the no-fault eviction ban stands.
Twice now, TDs have been asked in different way to halt lifting the ban on Saturday.
And twice, the Government has comfortably won these votes.
This does not alter the fact that this decision remains one of the Government's most controversial.
It has sparked political uproar, and that disquiet at times rippled across the floor of the Dáil, where some on the Government benches felt quite uneasy.
Yet, there was no appetite to bring the curtain down on the 33rd Dáil when it came to a confidence vote today.
The Taoiseach did concede that many people fearing eviction are experiencing anxiety.
But Leo Varadkar believes the vast majority will find another place to live.
If the reality is very different for thousands of people in the weeks ahead, then more Dáil votes will be inevitable.
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Indeed, it seems certain that the housing crisis will continue to cause political disruption, notwithstanding the margin of the Government victory in today's vote.
In the meantime, campaigner Martin Leahy will continue to sing his song to passing TDs every week at the gates of Leinster House.
His chorus lyrics which state that "everyone should have a home, in this world and this life, it's a basic human right" will remain troublingly pertinent for politicians until the housing crisis is solved.
