Planning and Development Act 2000
F42[Short term lettings
3A.—F43[(1) The use of a house, part of a house or unit for short term letting purposes is a material change in the use of the house, part thereof or unit, as the case may be.]
(2) For the purposes of this section, the Minister may make regulations requiring such persons as are specified in the regulations to provide a planning authority with such information as may be so specified and at such intervals as may be so specified in relation to short term lettings in the administrative area of the planning authority.
(3) A person who contravenes a provision of regulations under this section that is described in the regulations as a penal provision shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class A fine.
F43[(4) This section shall not operate to abrogate or amend the law with regard to lettings (other than short term lettings).]
F43[(5) In this section—
"landlord", in relation to a short term letting—
(a) in relation to a lease or tenancy, has the meaning given to it by section 5 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, or
(b) in relation to a licence, means the licensor who grants a licence permitting a person to reside in the house, part of the house or unit concerned;
"letting", in relation to a house, part of a house or unit means either of the following:
(a) a lease or tenancy within the meaning of section 5 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004;
(b) a licence that permits the licensee to enter and reside in the house, part thereof or unit;
"short term letting" means the letting of a house, part of a house or unit, on a professional or non-professional basis—
(a) for a period not exceeding 21 consecutive nights, and
(b) in consideration of the making by any person (whether or not, as the case may be, the tenant or licensee) of a payment or payments to the landlord;
"unit" has the same meaning as it has in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 20241 on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724.]]
Annotations
Amendments:
F42
Inserted (1.07.2019) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (14/2019), s. 38, S.I. No. 286 of 2019. A class A fine means a fine not greater than €5,000 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 4(1), S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
F43
Substituted (1.03.2026) by Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (3/2026), s. 30(a)-(c), S.I. No. 67 of 2026.
F44
Inserted by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022), s. 3(a), not commenced as of date of revision, as provided (13.10.2022) by European Union (Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 513 of 2022), reg. 3.
F45
Substituted by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022), s. 3(b), not commenced as of date of revision, as provided (13.10.2022) by European Union (Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 513 of 2022), reg. 3.
F46
Inserted by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022), s. 3(c), not commenced as of date of revision, as provided (13.10.2022) by European Union (Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 513 of 2022), reg. 3.
Modifications (not altering text):
C27
Prospective affecting provision: subss. (1A)-(1F) inserted, subs. (2) substituted and definitions inserted into subs. (5) by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022), s. 3, not commenced as of date of revision as provided (13.10.2022) by European Union (Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 513 of 2022), reg. 3.
F44[(1A) A person shall not, during the relevant period, advertise or cause the advertisement of a relevant property for short term letting purposes, or enter into any arrangement in respect of a relevant property for short term letting purposes, unless the use of the relevant property for those purposes—
(a) is in accordance with a permission granted under Part III, or
(b) is exempted development for the purposes of this Act.
(1B) A person who contravenes subsection (1A) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class A fine.
(1C) A person shall be deemed not to have contravened subsection (1A) in respect of a relevant property if the person produces proof, provided by a planning authority in accordance with regulations made under subsection (2), of the matters set out in paragraphs (a) or (b) of that subsection in respect of the relevant property.
(1D) The relevant period may, by order of the Minister made before the expiry of that period, be extended for such period (being a period not exceeding 6 months) as is specified in the order.
(1E) An order under subsection (1D) shall be made by the Minister where he or she is satisfied that it is necessary in order to address an acute shortage of rental accommodation (other than for short term letting purposes) in rent pressure zones.
(1F) An order under subsection (1D) shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House.]
F45[(2) For the purposes of this section, the Minister may make regulations—
(a) requiring such persons as are specified in the regulations to provide a planning authority with such information as may be specified and at such intervals as may be so specified in relation to short term lettings in the administrative area of the planning authority, and
(b) requiring a planning authority to provide to such persons as are specified in the regulations such proof of the matters set out in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1A) in respect of a relevant property as may be specified in the regulations.]
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F46["relevant period" means the period of 6 months commencing on the day following the commencement of section 3 of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022;
"relevant property" means a house or part of a house that is not a principal private residence and is located in a rent pressure zone.]
Editorial Notes:
E17
Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (4.04.2026) by Planning and Development (Short Term Letting – Planning and Development Act 2000) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 130 of 2026).
E18
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (1.03.2026) by Planning and Development (Short Term Letting – Planning and Development Act 2000) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 72 of 2026), in operation as per reg. 1(3); revoked (4.04.2026) by Planning and Development (Short Term Letting – Planning and Development Act 2000) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 130 of 2026), reg. 3.