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Short Term Letting (STL) Register

Fáilte Ireland’s Short Term Letting Register for all short term accommodation in Ireland is due to launch shortly after the Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill is signed into law. The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, with the support of Fáilte Ireland, is currently progressing the Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill, which will align with the EU regulation for Short Term Rentals (more details below).

When launched, this national online registration system will require all proprietors who offer Short Term Lettings to register their property/properties annually. For the first time, Fáilte Ireland will be able to provide a picture of all short term accommodation providers across the country. Once registered, each property will be provided with a Short Term Letting registration number for use on all booking platforms (including property websites) and advertisements.

We advise all proprietors who may be unsure of their statutory obligations to obtain any clarification necessary to ensure their statutory obligations are being met.

All the information on this page is based on the current draft of the legislation and is subject to change. Fáilte Ireland will communicate further details in advance of the launch. Please check back as this page will continue to be updated.

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.

Short Term Letting properties include the following:

Bedroom(s) in your home (the host resides on the premises during provision of accommodation, and it is their principal private residence).

Entire property (includes but not limited to; a house, an apartment, cabin, boat, treehouse – the host does not reside on the premises during the provision of accommodation).

Multiple units at a site / complex (if you have multiple units at the same address or Eircode - includes but not limited to a holiday park, apartment block, camping resort, holiday village etc.).

Read our most frequently asked questions about the Short Term Letting (STL) Register.

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.