Murphy: Tourism economy shouldn't be put above needs of people in emergency accommodation

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has defended new laws on short-term letting which will come into effect from Monday.

Murphy: Tourism economy shouldn't be put above needs of people in emergency accommodation

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has defended new laws on short-term letting which will come into effect from Monday.

A 90-day cap on short term letting has been criticised by house-sharing website Airbnb, among others, who claim that the measure could cause a potential loss of 82,700 tourism nights in Dublin and 135,000 across Ireland.

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