Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Can the Minister of State explain the inconsistency? Why is the Government, through other measures, considering the regulation of short-term letting outside rent pressure zones but not doing so in the Bill? There is an absolute inconsistency. The regulations that this Bill allows for treat areas within and outside rent pressure zones differently in terms of short-term lettings. What is the rationale for that, especially given that the Government, outside this Bill, concedes the point that short-term lettings need to be regulated?