Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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184. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update in relation to the short-term tourist letting Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26215/24]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The proposed Short Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill will provide the statutory basis for the establishment of a register for Short Term Lets (STLs) in Ireland, as required under the government's Housing for All strategy, and for the implementation of the EU's new Short Term Rental (STR) Regulation which all member states are required to transpose by 20 May 2026.

On foot of the adoption of the STR Regulation by the EU on 11 April 2024, the general scheme for the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill has been revised accordingly and it is intended to bring the general scheme to government shortly for approval and publication with drafting of the Bill commencing thereafter.

In parallel with this, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) is currently developing planning guidance with regard to the STL sector to provide clarity and certainty on the planning permission requirements in respect of STL properties.