An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-10
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

Deputy Cahill has made equally strong representations to me on this issue. He has been in my ear about this now for the past month or two months and has not stopped talking to me about it. The point is the Government decided that towns with a population below 20,000 will not be affected by the short-term letting legislation.
Planning laws were there prior to this legislation. Any variation to commercial use requires planning permission. The Deputy referenced seven years plus. He is on the ball to a certain extent; that is the existing position, which is not changed by anything.

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