Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two quick questions. In my interaction with the Minister last time he said that landlords were flowing back into the system. Does he have any numbers on the landlords flowing back into the system? We lost 4,500 or 5,000 tenancies last year, so it is significant if landlords are coming back into the system.

My other point concerns the recent regulation around short-term letting platforms and the recent article in which Dublin City Council said it needed €750,000 to enforce the new short-term letting arrangements. Can the Minister give an update on that? Moreover, has the Minister made any progress with his Cabinet colleague towards introducing regulation of the short-term letting platforms themselves where tourism is concerned? If they were regulated they could provide the information local authorities need and would take the burden of work away from them. In fairness, the Minister's piece of legislation did define short-term letting.