The Party expressed disappointment at the decision to introduce restrictions for areas with a population of 20,000 people, rather than 10,000 as originally proposed.

Threshold says that the most recent data from Inside Airbnb goes back three months. At that time the number of properties listed in Ireland, excluding home share listings, was 20,176.

Fáilte Ireland estimates up to 12,000 properties could be reintroduced into the long-term rental market on enactment of these regulations