The government has won a Dáil vote on the eviction ban by 83 votes to 68.
The ban will now be lifted at the end of the month as planned.
Votes were held last night after Sinn Féin tabled a motion to extend the eviction ban to the end of January to avoid an increase in homelessness.
But government responded by announcing strengthened regulations to increase social housing and bring up to 12,000 homes to come back into the rental market.
The vote saw Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan voting against the Government and losing the party whip. Several independent TD sided with government too to reach the majority.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing, Eoin Ó Broin TD, has said the government’s refusal to reverse its decision to end the eviction ban will lead to levels of homelessness never before thought possible.
Teachta Ó Broin said: “In nine days’ time, the emergency ban on no-fault evictions will come to an end, and we will see levels of homelessness we never before thought possible.
“Residential Tenancies Board figures tell us that 3000 families, single people, couples, families with children and pensioners have eviction notices that will fall due in April.
I once again call on the government to reverse its decision, to extend the emergency ban on evictions and, crucially, to put in place the emergency measures we have been screaming for them to put in place.”
