“And short-term lets are key to providing that capacity,” he said. Well, it’s no secret that Independent Minister and, more importantly, Kerryman Michael Healy-Rae really did not like these proposals. He wrote to Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris late last year, describing the proposed regulations as “devastating” for rural Ireland. The Government would also argue that over half of Ireland’s short-term lets are in the country’s five cities, which will be regulated. Independent Ireland’s Michael Collins said he is still against plans to require all short-term lets to be planning permission compliant and on a new Fáilte Ireland register.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2026 12:02 UTC