Irish politicians are calling for more regulation of the accommodation sharing economy after it emerged 386 Dublin landlords, whose properties were listed on Airbnb, made more than €21m in 2016. Calls for an annual limit, similar to those imposed by London and Amsterdam, are growing. The number of listings has risen from just over 1,000 at the start of 2016 to almost 4,000 last year, according to figures released under Freedom of Information legislation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Irish politicians are calling for more regulation of the accommodation sharing economy after it emerged 386 Dublin landlords, whose properties were listed on Airbnb, made more than €21m in 2016. Calls for an annual limit, similar to those imposed by London and Amsterdam, are growing. Barry Cowen, Fianna Fail spokesman on housing, said there was growing evidence that short-term rentals were "substantially eating into permanent residential housing supply in Dublin".