The party has tabled a bill in the Dáil tonight to bring it back.
4,000 children will wake up on Christmas morning in a hub, hostel or B&B, according to Sinn Féin.
The party is calling on the Government to reintroduce the eviction ban to tackle homelessness.
It ended in March but the Opposition has tabled a bill in the Dáil tonight to bring it back.
197 people were without permanent accommodation in the midlands in October, including 55 children.
Laois Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says we're in an emergency situation:
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