Cabinet delayed strict Airbnb rules due to need for legal 'clarifications', says minister

Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, CEO of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, called for the Government to 'tread carefully' on short-term lets. File photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

New laws to introduce strict rules for short-term lets were dropped from the Cabinet agenda due to the need for “clarifications” from the Attorney General (AG), enterprise minister Peter Burke has said.

Mr Burke rejected assertions that the bill was dropped at last minute due to opposition from rural ministers, including Kerry’s Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae.