There appears to be an air of wait-and-see among tourism officials, Airbnb hosts and local authorities about how regulations coming in to force on Monday will operate and what impact they will have. She said additional resourcing had recently been approved and the authority was about to start a recruitment process “for staff to deal exclusively in this area”. ApplicationsHe said the council already had planning staff working on short-term letting for several years and that it would be adding a further 12 staff to deal with planning applications over the next couple of months. “We haven’t a word from Airbnb about what if any impacts the new regulations will have,” she said. “I heard there was something happening but I am not entirely sure what they will mean for me.”

Source: The Irish Times June 30, 2019 04:52 UTC