Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I was at another committee meeting when they made them. The issue of short-term lettings has been raised in the Dáil on many occasions by various people. While companies such as Airbnb are having an obvious impact, I think they are becoming a convenient scapegoat to be thrown up as a reason for the housing shortage. We do not have Airbnb in Blanchardstown as far as I am aware because it is not a popular tourist destination. I would not say too many people in Deputy Ellis's local area-----