Mr. Paul Kelly:

If I could finish, I did not interrupt the Deputy. That is where the 10,500 comes from. It is the best estimate we can produce in the absence of a register. As Mr. Ó Lionáin stated, it is an "up to" number because it is based on the number of stand-alone properties that exist. Many of them will not be appropriate to be turned into long-term, residential-type property, so we have always said it is an "up to" number in terms of its scope. Until properties have been registered and the planning authorities have gone through their processes, we will not know what the number is. All the register is seeking to do is provide visibility to everyone. We certainly do not want to limit tourism accommodation. We want to grow it, and we believe having all properties registered will be beneficial. We in Fáilte Ireland do not have sight of the quantity of accommodation that is available in counties, which limits our ability to invest, support and make business cases for further investment to support growth in tourism. Having a national register will facilitate us in growing, supporting and expanding the sector over time. We would be lying if we did not say there are urban areas where apartment blocks were built and developed with a view to their becoming long-term residential units and where many of those units have been flipped into short-term, tourism accommodation, and that takes away from the stock of available housing. There is a connection in that regard in certain areas.

As for the process of sorting that out, it is not a job for Fáilte Ireland. We want to provide visibility, but sorting it out will come down to the local authorities and their application of the planning rules in their local development plans and so on. Many of the Deputy's questions are questions specifically for Kerry County Council and its application of the planning rules.