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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: 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: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I too welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, and congratulate him on his important role. Unlike my colleague, I would certainly not describe him as hapless. He is well able to express opinions on a range of issues. While this matter relates to the transport brief, the Minister of State's role on EU affairs is pertinent given the importance of Rosslare Europort and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I am grateful that the commitment is still very much there. Concerns were raised locally that there have been delays. This is certainly welcome. I had hoped the response might have given a more indicative timeframe as to where we are going with this, especially given that Iarnród Éireann and Rosslare Europort have now committed to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Like my colleagues, I welcome the Bulgarian ambassador. We appreciate the support and solidarity that Bulgaria has given Ireland during the Brexit discussions and we want to extend that friendship. I also welcome the British ambassador and his team. Today is St. David's Day, and one of the countries the ambassador represents is Wales. Unlike Sarah Palin and Russia, I cannot quite see...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all of the witnesses. The Government's number one priority ahead of anything else is the provision of housing. If, by the introduction of this legislation, I was convinced we would achieve 12,000 additional long-term rental properties coming into the housing market, I would be far more supportive of it. I refer to Mr. Redmond's point about the difficulty with data. When Deputy...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Perhaps I will come at it in a broader sense. If the objective of the legislation is to try to provide more long-term rental accommodation, which everyone wants to do, does Mr. Redmond believe the legislation as it currently stands will do that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Okay. Mr. O'Mara Walsh mentioned that it may in the cities. Does he want to hazard a guess?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: This is an important issue for the committee. It is something I raised when the two Departments and Fáilte Ireland were before us. We should be legislating and making policy on the basis of evidence and fact. There is no evidence before us to show that by the introduction of this legislation, in particular in the absence of the new planning guidelines, this will lead to a significant...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I will leave it at that. It may be coming out of this meeting that we need to write again to request further details on the data, plus an update on when the guidelines will be ready because it will be very difficult for the committee to continue with some of these discussions and for all of the bodies here otherwise. I am conscious that we have been in contact with the Department previously...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I have spoken with a lot of operators in Wexford as well and for a variety of reasons they are not in a position to do it. First, in many cases, the accommodation is not suitable for long-term rental, but even if it was it does not suit due to family circumstances, as outlined by Ms Casey. I am keen to hear Threshold's view on this because there is always the fear that we are listening to...