Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan has resigned as party whip, but said she is not leaving the party, after voting against the Government twice on amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill.This afternoon, Deputy Hourigan voted against the Government on an amendment to the Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020.
TDs were voting on a Labour amendment to the Bill, which would give government the power to extend the ban on evictions and rent increases across the board again should it need to. The new bill, which is being discussed today in the Dáil, would renew rent freezes and the moratorium on evictions, but only for people whose income has been impacted by Covid-19.Honeymoon period for new Government was a short one
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