It’s a shame, the way this eviction ban has been framed. It’s bad from both a communications and policy perspective.  The Taoiseach has said the government is trying to balance the rights of landlords and tenants. But if that were really the decision, surely it wouldn’t be a hard one? Tenants’ needs are much greater than landlords. If eviction bans help tenants at landlords’ expense, why not keep them? But that’s not really the trade-off. It’s more like a choice between tenants’ short-term interests and their long-term interests. The eviction ban helps a large number of tenants, right now. There’s…

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