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Short-Term Letting (STL) Register

Page last updated 18th March 2026.

Fáilte Ireland will introduce a new Short-Term Letting Register on 20th May 2026, following the enactment of the Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025.

When this law takes effect:

Anyone offering paid accommodation for up to and including 21 nights will be required to register each unit they rent out.
Each registered unit will receive a unique Short-Term Letting registration number, which must be shown on all listings and advertisements.
All hosts who are unsure of their statutory obligations regarding planning, building, or fire safety compliance must obtain any necessary clarification to ensure they are fully compliant.
All the information on this page is based on the current draft of the legislation and is subject to change.

The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (more details found here: Short-Term Letting in Ireland - what you need to know) is currently progressing the Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025, which will align with EU Short-Term Rental (STR) regulation.

Fáilte Ireland will provide more information ahead of the system going live.

Preparing for registration

Please consult the frequently asked questions for queries:

About the Short-Term Letting Register

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FAQs on the Short-Term Letting Register

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Fáilte Ireland’s existing accommodation registers

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FAQs on Fáilte Ireland’s existing accommodation registers.

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Questions regarding planning requirements

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FAQs on planning requirements

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Do I need to register?

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FAQs on who needs to register.

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What is Short-Term Letting (STL) Accommodation?

Anyone offering paid accommodation for periods of up to and including 21 nights will be required to register on the Short-Term Letting Register.

Who is a host?

A host means a person or company that provides, or intends to provide, a short-term accommodation rental service for payment through an online short-term rental platform.

What is a unit?

A unit refers to a furnished short-term accommodation, which may include an entire property - such as a house, apartment, cabin, boat, treehouse, or glamping pod - where the host does not reside during the guest’s stay. It can also include rooms within a home that are advertised for short-term letting.

*A unit does not include the following: hotels and similar accommodation, including resort hotels, suite or apartment hotels and motels, hostels, guesthouses, bed and breakfasts or accommodation provided in camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks.

Further information on the Registration of Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025
2025:

On April 17th 2025 the revised General Scheme Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 was published by the Government.
Further information on the EU STR (Short Term Rental) Regulation
2022:
On 7th November 2022, the European Commission published its proposed regulation on short term accommodation rental services.

2023:
On 15th November 2023, following a final trialogue, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Short Term Rental (STR) Proposal, providing for harmonisation of collection and sharing of short term rental accommodation data across the EU.

2024:
On 29th February 2024, the European Parliament adopted harmonised requirements on how data related to short term rental services (STRs) should be collected and shared. Subsequently, on 18th March 2024, the European Council gave its final approval to the regulation for short term rentals. This regulation will enhance transparency in the field of short term rental accommodation.
Further information on the Registration of Short Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022
2022:
On 7th December 2022, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin along with Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Paul Kelly, CEO, Fáilte Ireland made the following announcement Short Term Tourist Letting Register to be established through new legislation.

The legislation has been developed to align with the forthcoming EU regulation and existing requirements. For further details please see the information here.

2023:
On 25th January 2023, Fáilte Ireland was invited to attend the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport & Media’s Pre-Legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Registration of Short Term Tourist Letting Bill. Oireachtas briefings press release.

On 22nd March 2023, the European Commission extended the standstill period on the enactment of the proposed Short Term Tourist Letting Bill until the 22nd December 2023.