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. Bernard O'Shea:
I will answer that and then invite colleagues from Fáilte Ireland to follow up. At the time of the publication of the Bill, we were asked to put an estimate on the likely impact on tourism. Based on international experience and the likelihood that many of these properties are operating without planning permission in major urban areas and they are unlikely to receive planning permission when the register is established, the figure of up to 12,000 was the best estimate we could put on it. That was based on international experience. Colleagues in Fáilte Ireland might know more about that.
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