Restrictions on short-term rentals will have 'devastating impact in rural and coastal areas'

Restrictions on short-term rentals will have 'devastating impact in rural and coastal areas'

Self-catering providers have already urged Tourism Minister Catherine Martin to halt the planned reforms, which they claim could put them out of business. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

New restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rentals will have a "devastating impact in rural and coastal areas," an Oireachtas Committee has heard.

A number of Government politicians have vented anger at the legislation, that will impose new rules on properties advertised for short-term rentals.

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