Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for outlining the amendments. There is no doubt that we need to ensure short-term lettings are regulated and do not have a disproportionate impact on rental stock which is diminishing year on year. This is part of a response to that problem but obviously not the whole response.

There are many accidental landlords who are renting out what was their principal private residence, perhaps a small apartment, and renting another home. Even for tax treatment purposes, which is a different issue, and one that my party has been raising on a regular basis, they are disproportionately affected. Will these measures have an impact on those who use a property that is not their second home but their principal private residence for short-term letting?

I am someone who bought an apartment in 2007 and had to move out of it due to family circumstances. I am now renting somewhere else that is bigger. There are lots of families in a similar position who could not afford to buy elsewhere. Does the Minister see these regulations having any impact on such families?