Written answers
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Housing Issues
Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 12 May 2021, the number of properties to date in rent pressure zones by local authority in respect of quarter 1 2021 data that have been identified as potentially in breach of short-term lettings regulations; the number of site inspections that have taken place; the number of change of use planning applications received; the number of warning letters issued (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/21]
Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The deadline for the receipt of Quarter 1 2021 returns from local authorities in relation to short-term letting was Friday 14 May last. As of 19 May, 12 of the 22 local authorities impacted by the short-term letting regulations have submitted their returns. My Department is following up on the outstanding returns and will update the available data as returns are received.
My Department does not collate data regarding site inspections of short-term letting properties. However, it requests information regarding the number of investigations commenced, which may lead to a site investigation in certain circumstances. This and the other information, available as of 19 May, requested by the Deputy is included in the table below:
| Planning Authority | Number of properties potentially in breach of Regs (latest figures) | Number of investigations commenced (total) | Change of use applications received (total) | Warning letters issued (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Cork County | 382 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Cork City | 534 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 1 | 68 | 0 | 114 |
| Dublin City | 573 | 1,897 | 70 | 1,820 |
| Fingal | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Galway City | 0 | 36 | 5 | 16 |
| Galway County | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| Kildare | 6 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| Kilkenny | 39 | 52 | 1 | 4 |
| Laois | 40 | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| Limerick | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Louth | 141 | 382 | 4 | 81 |
| Meath | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Offaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sligo | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South Dublin | 0 | 122 | 0 | 42 |
| Waterford | 11 | 66 | 0 | 57 |
| Westmeath | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wexford | 5 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| Wicklow | 40 | 136 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 1,813 | 2,947 | 103 | 2,252 |
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