Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of properties registered with each local authority for short-term rentals in Donegal; the total number of applications of planning permission for short-term rental in Donegal local authority; the total number refused and accepted in Donegal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Legislative reforms to regulate the short-term letting sector through the planning code, in areas designated as “rent pressure zones” (RPZs), were introduced under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 which came into effect on 1 July 2019.

Under this legislation applicable in RPZs:

• Short term letting is defined as the letting of a house or apartment, or part of a house or apartment, for any period not exceeding 14 days;
• Homesharing (the letting of a room or rooms in a person’s principal private residence) continues to be permissible on an unrestricted basis and is exempted from the new planning requirements;
• Homesharers are allowed to sub-let their entire principal private residence (house or apartment) on a short term basis for a cumulative period of 90 days where they are temporarily absent from their home;
• Where the 90 day threshold is exceeded, change of use planning permission is required.