Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 February 2022
264. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made to date to advance the implementation of Action 20.4 of Housing for All; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7163/22]
View answer265. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to introduce new legislation to deliver on Action 20.4 of Housing for All; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7164/22]
View answer266. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the work that is currently underway between her Department and Fáilte Ireland at identifying the best international practice with regard to the implementation of Action 20.4 of Housing for All; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7165/22]
View answer267. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeline for the delivery of Action 20.4 of Housing for All; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7166/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 264 to 267, inclusive, together.
Action 20.4 of Housing for All, the Government's housing plan to 2030, commits to the development of "new regulatory controls requiring short-term and holiday lets to register with Fáilte Ireland with a view to ensuring that houses are used to best effect in areas of housing need”.
While overall responsibility for delivery of the plan rests with my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the lead role for implementation of Action 20.4 has been assigned to my Department. I have engaged with Minister Darragh O’Brien on this matter and my officials have met on a number of occasions with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Fáilte Ireland and the Residential Tenancies Board in furtherance of this action and further engagement is ongoing.
Funding was allocated in Budget 2022 to Fáilte Ireland which has been tasked with the design and implementation of a short term lettings registration system. The agency is currently recruiting staff to work on this project. My officials are also working on scoping out the legislative provisions that will be required to underpin this system with a view to these provisions being enacted in 2022.
