‘The Sheer Unadulterated Feckin Madness of Ending this Eviction Ban’ April 3, 2023 Nicola Politics </p> <h2>Madness of Ending this Eviction Ban</h2> <p> The Government has comfortably survived a confidence motion in the Dáil.</p> <p>Several Independents and former coalition members backed the Government in the vote, with 86 votes in its favour and 67 against.</p> <p>Independent TDs Joe McHugh, Cathal Berry, Sean Canney, Noel Grealish, Michael Lowry, Denis Naughten, Matt Shanahan and Marc MacSharry all voted with the Government.</p> <p>Meanwhile, exiled Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan also voted with the coalition.</p> <p>The Labour Party originally tabled a motion of no confidence in the Government after the Dáil last week backed its decision to lift the eviction ban.</p> <p>The Government then tabled its own motion that TDs eventually voted on.</p> <p>The Government motion had just nine words: “That Dáil Eireann reaffirms its confidence in the Government.”</p> <p>Exchanges between TDs were bitter at times as the motions were debated today.</p> <p>Today’s debates are far from over, with the house now due to deal with Sinn Féin’s second attempt to extend the eviction ban.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Newstalk</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
