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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: As the Chair outlined, Mr. O'Shea will give the opening statement on behalf of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Ms De Saulles and the other witnesses. Members now have five minutes each for both questions and answers. Deputy Cannon is first and will be followed by Deputy Munster.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I will be flexible on time but I ask that people be reasonably succinct in their answers.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: That is okay. I believe Mr. O'Shea is indicating.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious of time. I will let the Senator finish.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: This is slightly awkward because the Chair was due to be back by now and my own speaking slot has come back around. I might ask questions from here if it is agreeable, then the leas-chathaoirleach will take over unless the Chair is back in time. I share many of the concerns that Deputy Cannon and Senator Cassells raised earlier. I get the point about urban areas but I want to drill down...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: When I refer to us making evidence-based decisions, I would like to know how many short-term rental properties that are being advertised would have been long-term rentals. When Mr. Sheridan says large numbers, we are trying to get a specific quantity.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I ask Mr. Sheridan to share some of those data and that research. One concern I have is that our efforts to solve some housing issues will have a serious impact on what is happening with tourism. We all want to see many more long-term rentals being made available. It has been asserted before the committee that we could see, as a result of these policy proposals, up to 12,000 additional...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I raise this because it is published on the website of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Fáilte Ireland has cited the figure. If we take a policy decision, we are looking at potentially taking 12,000 short-term rental accommodations, which service the tourism sector and, as Deputy Cannon mentioned, the short-term executive market, out of those...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am in favour of the register. I think it makes a lot of sense. It will not make more sense if we do not achieve the housing solution. I get the point but there does not seem to be any evidence backing up that figure of 12,000. I do not think it will be achieved. I think it will fall way short because of the type of short-term letting that exists. Much of what is advertised on Airbnb...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I made the point about Dublin but Mr. Sheridan will appreciate that a Dublin solution cannot be applied to all of the country because the market is very different.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that but we cannot deal with rough, back-of-the-envelope figures when we are looking at addressing long-term rental. If we are looking at the back of the envelope, Mr. Sheridan is essentially saying that if we take 12,000 units out of the tourism sector, all 12,000 will become available in the long-term rental sector. When we further consider this matter, I ask that we consider...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: And it is expensive. I think it will put many people off from applying for this. The principle of what is trying to be achieved is good but I am alarmed that Mr. Sheridan keeps going back to Dublin City Council. There is a particular problem in the cities but I agree with Deputy Cannon. We know what is happening in many rural communities and it is completely different. One might consider...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. O’Leary can understand our concerns. If he can say to us that there may be 12,000 properties, we have a concern that this could seriously damage rural and coastal tourism.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Like others, I welcome the Cathaoirleach and the Leader to their new roles. I echo the comments of Senator Paul Daly, who expressed some of the concerns around what has been happening at Coillte and the lack of transparency there. I support his calls for a debate. Today's announcement of Oscar nominations is welcome. A record number of nominations are Irish or related to Ireland. It is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome all of the witnesses and thank them for their input today and contributions to Irish content creation. As a number of witnesses have said, we are seeing almost a renaissance in Irish content. Mar sin, déanaim comhghairdeas le TG4 agus Fís Éireann, agus le hÚdarás Craolacháin na hÉireann, as an scannán álainn "An Cailín Ciúin"....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: In terms of the decisions made around the licence fee and all of issues and reports, is there an option for RTÉ to move to a publisher broadcaster model?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious of time. We might go into the broader debate around the publishing broadcaster model, but I will ask Ms Finnegan to comment on the discretionary impact because it is crucial. We might come back to the broader question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: If, as is likely, the regional uplift is tapered off, will we continue to see film and television production in the regions at the scale we are seeing emerging at the moment?