789. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given, in the formulation of the National Planning Statement and its guidance on short term letting (STL), to the position of properties that operate as short term lets but are unlikely to transition to long term residential use, in particular second homes where the owners use the property a number times each year for recreational or holiday purposes; if his Department has assessed the likelihood that such properties will not be converted to long term lets due to the owners' continued need for periodic access to the property; whether he recognises that, in these cases, the proposed STL planning reforms may therefore not achieve the intended residential long term letting supply outcomes; if he has examined the potential negative economic impact on local tourism and rural economies that may result from the withdrawal of such properties from the short term rental market without a corresponding increase in long term rental availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/26]

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789. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given, in the formulation of the National Planning Statement and its guidance on short term letting (STL), to the position of properties that operate as short term lets but are unlikely to transition to long term residential use, in particular second homes where the owners use the property a number times each year for recreational or holiday purposes; if his Department has assessed the likelihood that such properties will not be converted to long term lets due to the owners' continued need for periodic access to the property; whether he recognises that, in these cases, the proposed STL planning reforms may therefore not achieve the intended residential long term letting supply outcomes; if he has examined the potential negative economic impact on local tourism and rural economies that may result from the withdrawal of such properties from the short term rental market without a corresponding increase in long term rental availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/26]

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