Planning Guidelines

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Questions (734)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

734. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline responses with regard to the enforcement of the new short-term letting regulations in counties Louth, Meath and Dublin (details supplied) by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19355/21]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Peter Burke)

My Department requests extensive Short-Term Letting data returns from local authorities on a quarterly basis and will be writing to local authorities in the coming days requesting returns for Q1 2021.

Some of the specific statistics requested are outlined in the table below, covering the period until the end of Q4 2020. However, under the Short-Term Letting arrangements, local authorities are not required to identify and report on the number of short-term lets returned to residential use. Additionally, fines can only be issued following successful prosecution, and as no prosecutions have yet been secured, no fines have been issued.

Short-Term Letting Regulations

Question No. 735 answered with Question No. 689.