Another 100 Tipperary Homes to Be Repossessed this month?

Seamus Healy, TD has shown that Government owned banks (AIB, PTSB, and EBS) and other lenders have been seeking repossession of approximately 100 Tipperary homes every month in the past year.

A similar number of family homes will be threatened with eviction before Christmas. In the New Year, this will be augmented by evictions of private tenants if the Courts Bill 2016, currently going through the Dáil, is passed.   

“Deputies Alan Kelly ( Labour) and Jackie Cahil (FF) voted for the new bill designed to fast track evictions through the circuit court. Deputy Michael Lowry did not vote in the division on second stage of the Bill.”

“I call on them now to join me in voting against further stages of the Bill. I am also seeking support for the formal declaration of a housing emergency by the Oireachtas. This would prevent the use of the Constitution by Banks to block a moratorium on evictions while the housing crisis continues. The Oireachtas Commission on Housing recommended such a moratorium on evictions.”

Healy went on to say “Eviction of blameless families who are the victims of reckless banks and politicians is savage, cruel and anti-human. It is even more devastating at Christmas time. Suicide rates have increased steeply since the recession.”

In concluding, Healy asked “How many of our neighbours will end up in the next best thing to a stable this Christmas?”


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