Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2018
808. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the proposals from the working group examining the appropriate regulatory approaches for short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37657/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraArising from the detailed analysis, provided by the Working Group on Short-term Lettings that the Deputy is referring to, which informed the development of a range of proposals to establish an appropriate regulatory approach for short-term tourism-related lettings as well as identifying amendments to relevant legislation to give effect to such a regulatory regime, I am currently reviewing the Group's report as well as the recommendations in the Oireachtas Committee's report on short-term lettings, and have been engaging with other relevant Ministers in relation to the appropriate next steps in taking the matter forward.
In particular, I am focused on early actions that can maintain or return to use properties for long-term rental purposes in our cities and urban areas which are experiencing high rates of rental inflation, recognising that the introduction of a new regulatory or licensing system for both short-term letting hosts and letting platforms will take some time to be designed and come into effect. I expect to announce some initial measures in this regard in the coming weeks.
