Greens to bring plans to Cabinet to add 12,000 homes to housing market

Catherine Martin announces plan to move apartments and houses from short-term letting into the long-term rental market

Green Party deputy leader and minister Catherine Martin. Picture: Sam Boal/Rolling News

An extra 12,000 homes could be brought back into the long-term housing market under plans to be brought to Cabinet soon by the Green Party.

Catherine Martin, Green Party deputy leader, has told her party conference in Athlone she will soon be bringing proposals to Government for robust legislation that will introduce a new short-term property letting register, operated by Fáilte Ireland.