Brendan Griffin
Question:262. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10326/23]
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Questions (262, 311)
Robert Troy
Question:311. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to ensure self-catering tourist accommodation providers operating from their primary place of residence in rural sections of rent pressure zones will be exempted from the specific planning permissions required under the Short-Term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022; and if accommodations, through granted planning or planning exemptions, will be made for self-catering properties in which bedrooms are not attached to the main home, but are still indivisible parts of the property folio. [10228/23]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 311 together.
On 7 December 2022 the Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill and the priority drafting of the Bill which provides for the establishment of a new registration system for short-term lettings to be operated by Fáilte Ireland in line with the commitment under Housing for All, the Government's housing policy and action plan. This work is being led by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Updated Planning Guidelines on short-term letting, which are aimed at providing clarity on the planning permission and exemption requirements for properties operating in this area in both rent pressure zones and more rural areas and which will also address the issue of properties where bedrooms may not be attached to the main home, are currently being prepared by my Department to supplement the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill. It is intended that the updated guidelines will be published on the enactment of the Bill. In light of the commitment in Housing for All to address this issue, it is not intended to amend the planning requirements in respect of short-term letting.