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"We are still in the dark about what the minister plans do..."

Introducing restrictions on short-term accommodation could cost the tourism industry €506 million...

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18.45 30 Apr 2019


"We are still in the dark about what the minister plans do..."


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Introducing restrictions on short-term accommodation could cost the tourism industry €506 million a year, Airbnb has claimed.The online room booking service has said that 83,000 nights spent by tourists in Dublin would be at risk if short-term let providers were limited to renting their property for a maximum of 90 days a year, as recommended by the Oireachtas housing committee. Frank McDonald Former Environment Editor with the Irish Times and author of Truly Frank: A Dublin Memoir joins Ivan to share his thoughts on Airbnb and the new restrictions.

 

 


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