A bill proposing a 12-month ban on evictions brought forward by People Before Profit has now passed to the second stage after Junior Minister Kieran O'Donnell forgot to oppose it.
O’Donnell, who is the Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, had intended to oppose the bill, however, when the time came to step forward to stop the bill from progressing to its next stage he did not say anything, in what he described as a "rookie error".
The bill, introduced by the opposition party in a bid to extend the temporary eviction ban currently in place since November until the end of March for a total of 12 months, will now progress to the next stage, however, it is not likely to pass.
