The Department of Housing and Planning was talking to Airbnb about developing a “memorandum of understanding” on its operations here. The Oireachtas committee on housing, planning and local government got involved, conducting hearings and issuing a report in October 2017 that went much further. The 15-member group – chaired by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government – was widely representative. Airbnb and other online platforms engaged in marketing holiday short lets were not made responsible for ensuring their hosts’ compliance. Dublin City Council confirmed this week that it had received only 19 applications since June 2019 for change of use from full-time residential to short-term lets.

Source: The Irish Times July 11, 2020 05:00 UTC