14% living with parents in Donegal yet landlords opting to short-let as Airbnbs and holiday rentals

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00:00 Regarding rental shortages, in Donegal 21% of families are renting and 14% of adults

00:05 are living with their parents.

00:07 There isn't a shortage of properties in Donegal, the properties exist but they are being used

00:11 for Airbnb and holiday rentals.

00:13 We need to incentivise landlords to switch existing short term to long term letting because

00:19 that is vitally important and it will become even more important as the MICA redress gets

00:24 underway and people need somewhere to live while their houses have been repaired.