Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion
Mr. Fergal O'Leary:
I was hired specifically to lead up this task in Fáilte Ireland. I have a background in regulation. It is my view that the ten staff dedicated to this, supplemented by external legal, financial and ICT expertise, can deliver. The system has been set up to be efficient and cost-effective, but it is being set up to impose an obligation on the property owners and platforms. We believe we can do this very leanly. That is why the given resources have been requested. We feel that over the next 12 to 18 months, subject to legislation being in place, we can have an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date register with the resources we have been given.
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