The Government has continued to defend its decision to let the ban on evictions lapse despite a call from Sinn Féin to reverse the decision.
It follows the release of figures late last week showing a significant increase in notices to quit.
Today, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald wrote to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar urging him reconsider the Cabinet's controversial decision drop the moratorium from 1 April.
She said: "It is clear from the eviction notice figures released by the Residential Tenancies Board last Friday that the Government's decision to lift the Eviction Ban must be reversed.
"Where are the thousands more families who will receive eviction notices in the coming months supposed to go?"
Meanwhile, Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan said she was shocked by how little preparation appears to have been done before the eviction ban was lifted.
She said her view of what happened is that "four lads went into a room and decided it was now and never and it might as well be now".
Speaking on RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, the Dublin Central TD said "this a dangerous moment for government....it's dangerous because we might lose public trust".
Asked if she would support the Government in the Dáil on the issue, she said she is part of the Government coalition: "I am not leaving they will have to get rid of me."
Speaking in Brussels today, the Minister for Finance Michael McGrath there would be additional support for service providers who look after people "who are potentially facing a very difficult situation".
He added: "While making what was a very difficult decision, the Government did bring forward a package of measures through Minister Darragh O'Brien, including additional acquisition of houses, in addition to further social leasing arrangements being entered into as well," he said.
He added: "The easier decision would have been to extend the moratorium. But the concern was that the problem would just grow in size and scale over time and it would make it really difficult then when it did end. We'd be facing a much bigger problem."
Additional reporting: Tony Connelly
