Kerry ministers are said to have led a pushback against proposed legislation reforming short-term lettings.
It had been expected that the Minister for Enterprise and Tourism and the Minister for Housing would table the proposal at yesterday's cabinet meeting.
However, Minister Foley, along with some independent ministers, is understood to have had it dropped from the agenda due to her concerns about the impact it could have on tourism.
The crackdown on short-term rentals would have set a 90-day annual limit for short-term lets in areas with a population greater than 10,000, which would have included towns like Tralee and Killarney.
A register of Airbnb-type properties would also have been established.
Speaking to Radio Kerry News, Kerry Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae said that Kerry and Killarney are the tourism capitals of Europe, and people must have somewhere to stay when they visit.
He also said he understands the government's desire to keep as many properties as possible as long-term lets but that he is concerned about people, who have hosted short-term lets their whole lives, not being treated in a fair and balanced way:
