There is no written correspondence between housing minister James Browne and the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) regarding a now-cancelled mass eviction in a Wexford estate, the Department of Housing has admitted. A spokesperson for Mr Browne insisted that he did speak to the RTB about the matter, but that all communication was done via telephone and there were no written records. The Social Democrats’ housing spokesperson, Rory Hearne, claimed the lack of correspondence indicates Mr Browne did not take the matter “seriously”. They also could not locate correspondence between Mr Browne and the chief executive of Wexford County Council, Eddie Taaffe. Mr Hearne told the Irish Examiner that Mr Browne speaking to the RTB on the phone was not enough.

Source: Irish Examiner April 07, 2026 20:29 UTC