Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Land Development Agency is up and running. The heads of the Bill to establish it on a statutory funding in order to capitalise it with Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, funding will be published in the next week or two. The intention has always been to get the Bill through Second and Committee Stages next year with the draft heads published this year, which will happen.

On the regulation of short-term lettings, draft regulations have been prepared for the joint committee. The approach will involve a change in regulations and a one-line amendment to primary legislation. Those new laws will come into effect on 1 June 2019, which means we have time to give effect to them. The important thing is that people know changes are coming in seven or eight months to allow them to get ready for them to come into effect. My hope is that the joint committee can look at the draft regulations as soon as possible. They are drafted and there will be a standing period for them to come into effect. The last matter is the rent Bill which I hope to bring to Cabinet next Tuesday.

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