A bill that would impose a three-year ban on no-fault evictions has passed its first stage after not being opposed in the Dáil.
Introducing the bill to the House, the Labour Party's Spokesperson on Housing Conor Sheehan said it would "remove the fear of homelessness from renters, the most vulnerable people in the housing system".
The Limerick City TD said his bill sought a temporary moratorium on no fault evictions to protect renters who "through no fault of their own are being forced into a very brutal housing market".
"This is well past the point of an emergency and the fact of the matter is, there is no acceptable rate of homelessness.
"We have a situation in this country now where the homeless figures are at a record high every single month of the year and have effectively become wallpaper," he told the chamber.
The Residential Tenancies (Temporary Prohibition of Termination Notices) Bill 2026 will now progress to the second stage where the general principles of the bill will be debated by TDs.
Typically, bills introduced in the Dáil progress past the first stage when it is initiated.
