Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
2037. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the actions he has taken and the specific actions he plans to take to enforce breaches of housing laws in cases in which landlords are favouring short-term tourist rentals over long-term tenancy lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38215/17]
View answerUnder Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, my Department has established a Working Group of all the major public stakeholders with a policy interest in Short-Term Letting. Three meetings of the Working Group have been held to date and work is progressing well.
The proposals under consideration are aimed at facilitating the short-term letting of accommodation within permanent residences – homesharing – while protecting the existing stock of residential property in areas of high demand, safeguarding neighbourhood amenity and consumer protection and generating revenue to address negative externalities of short-term letting.
The Working Group is developing guidance for issue to local authorities when considering planning applications relating to short-term lettings and will also report to me later this year on the appropriate regulatory approach for short-term tourism-related lettings and the identification of any necessary amendments to existing legislation required to give effect to such regulation.
