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1. In relation to @neasa_neasa 's votes and stance on the from 2016-2019 the Green Party introduced legislation and numerous amendments to prevent the eviction of tenants, in keeping with Hourigan's stance on the recent Bill. The PfG did not refer to eviction legislation.
2. @GraceOSllvn 's Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017 which put forward the @FocusIreland amendment to prevent evictions on the sale of a property - the absence of this protection has a direct correlation to the 450% increase in child homelessness under last 2 governments.
3. The Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016 which @greenparty_ie co-signed with Social Democrats, Labour, Sinn Féin, Independents4Change and People Before Profit. The Bill protected tenants from eviction in the case of sale of a rental property.
4. Green Party placed amendments to restrict evictions under the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016. This Bill implemented much of the previous government's Rebuilding Ireland policy positions.
5. Rather than a simplistic charge of 'idealism' in politics, this poses deeper questions about the nature of political practice. Is it acceptable to vote for evictions after running in the GE19 on the basis of this legislation?
6. Is the whip in this instance democratic practice considering eviction legislation was not an agreed part of the PfG?
7. Mismatch between actions is a deep political issue. Is it ok to run on a housing platform on the doors when you vote to bring in evictions during a pandemic. This type of behaviour has contributed to both mass political disengagement and the rise of the far right across Europe
