581. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the following aspects of the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025; the way in which the proposed 20,000 population area threshold will be defined and calculated; if a property has operated as a short-term let for over seven years, will this exempt it from requiring change of use planning permission; if granny flats or converted garages within the grounds of a principal private residence will be exempt from new regulations; and if properties let to students during the academic year and as short-term lets over the summer will be exempt from new regulations. [12873/26]

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581. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the following aspects of the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025; the way in which the proposed 20,000 population area threshold will be defined and calculated; if a property has operated as a short-term let for over seven years, will this exempt it from requiring change of use planning permission; if granny flats or converted garages within the grounds of a principal private residence will be exempt from new regulations; and if properties let to students during the academic year and as short-term lets over the summer will be exempt from new regulations. [12873/26]

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