Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan votes against government on Residential Tenancies Bill amendment

Image: Leah Farrell Image: Leah Farrell GREEN PARTY TD Neasa Hourigan voted against the government on a vote on an amendment to the Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill.

The measures proposed by the bill include protections to renters who have fallen into rent arrears, giving them 28 days to pay owed rent before they can be evicted. There was criticism this week that the Bill was not discussed at the Cabinet sub-committee on housing, which only met today for the first time.

Hourigan is the Green Party’s Dáil whip, so the any disciplinary process she might face for voting against the government is unclear.

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