Ms Niamh McGuire:

The planning requirements put forward for short-term lettings are change of use-type requirements. It is a change-of-use application to the relevant local authority. Planning, of course, is a matter for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We know it is working on the development of a national planning statement for short-term letting. We expect that statement will be brought to Government either by the end of this year or early next year. Once we have that statement, we will have clarity for the sector. We will then have a number of months before we get to the May deadline for the register.