A Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South has criticised the government’s proposed short-term letting bill.
The bill will mean the introduction of a register for short-term tourism letting, as well as a requirement for planning permission for anyone short-term letting a property for more than 90 days a year.
Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, says this bill risks triggering a tourism crisis in rural Ireland, and there’s no guarantee it will bring properties back into the long-term rental market.
MEP Ní Murchú said uncertainty over the bill is already damaging tourist providers, who are unsure about taking future bookings.
She is calling for a rethink of the bill and a new examination on ways to incentivise tourism operators to move into the long-term rental market.
