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THE VOTES ARE in and we now know who is in and who is out.
Introducing your 32nd Dáil…
John McGuinness (Fianna Fáil) after Count Seven
Kathleen Funchion (Sinn Féin) after Count 10
John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael) after Count 10
Bobby Aylward (Fianna Fáil) after Count 11
Pat Deering (Fine Gael) after Count 11
Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael) after Count One
Caoimhghín O Caoláin (Sinn Féin) after Count Nine
Brendan Smith (Fianna Fáil) after Count 10
Niamh Smyth (Fianna Fáil) after Count 10
Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fáil) after Count Seven
Michael Harty (Independent) after Count Nine
Pat Breen (Fine Gael) after Count Twelve
Joe Carey (Fine Gael) after Count Twelve
Seán Sherlock (Labour) after Count Nine
David Stanton (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Kevin O’Keeffe (Fianna Fáil) after Count Nine
Pat Buckley (Sinn Féin) on Count Ten
Billy Kelleher (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Mick Barry (AAA-PBP) after Count Seven
Jonathan O’Brien (Sinn Féin) after Count Eight
Dara Murphy (Fine Gael) after Count Eleven
Michael Creed (Fine Gael) after Count Eight
Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) after Count Nine
Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) after Count Nine
Micheál Martin (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Michael McGrath (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Donnchadh O Laoghaire (Sinn Féin) after Count Eleven
Simon Coveney (Fine Gael) after Count Eleven
Margaret Murphy-O’Mahony (Fianna Fáil) after Count Five
Michael Collins (Independent) after Count Five
Jim Daly (Fine Gael) after Count Five
Charlie McConalogue (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Pearse Doherty (Sinn Féin) after Count Eight
Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher (Fianna Fáil) after Count 11
Joe McHugh (Fine Gael) after Count 11
Richard Bruton (Fine Gael) after Count Eight
Seán Haughey (Fianna Fáil) after Count 14
Tommy Broughan (Independent) after Count 15
Finian McGrath (Independent) after Count 15
Denise Mitchell (Sinn Féin) after Count 15
Eoghan Murphy (Fine Gael) after Count Seven
Eamon Ryan (Green Party) after Count Seven
Jim O’Callaghan (Fianna Fáil) after Count Eight
Kate O’Connell (Fine Gael) after Count Eight
Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Féin) after Count Six
Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael) after Count 11
Maureen O’Sullivan (Independent) after Count 11
Darragh O’Brien (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Clare Daly (I4C) after Count Four
Louise O’Reilly (Sinn Féin) after Count Ten
Alan Farrell (Fine Gael) after Count Ten
Brendan Ryan (Labour) after Count Ten
Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael) after Count One
Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Féin) after Count One
John Curran (Fianna Fáil) after Count 12
Gino Kenny (AAA-PBP) after Count 12
Róisín Shortall (Social Democrats) after Count One
Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin) after Count Seven
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Shane Ross (Independent Alliance) after Count Two
Jospeha Madigan (Fine Gael) after Count Six
Catherine Martin (Green Party) after Count Six
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Féin) after Count Seven
Joan Collins (I4C) after Count Eight
Catherine Byrne (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Bríd Smith (AAA-PBP) after Count 11
John Lahart (Fianna Fáil) after Count 11
Paul Murphy (AAA-PBP) after Count 13
Seán Crowe (Sinn Féin) after Count 15
Colm Brophy (Fine Gael) after Count 16
Katherine Zappone (Independent) after Count 16
Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael) after Count Three
Jack Chambers (Fianna Fáil) after Count Five
Ruth Coppinger (AAA-PBP) after Count Five
Joan Burton (Labour) after Count Five
Sean Barrett (Fine Gael) *automatic return as Ceann Comhairle
Richard Boyd Barrett (AAA/PBP) after Count Six
Maria Bailey (Fine Gael) after Count Seven
Mary Mitchell-O’Connor (Fine Gael) after Count Seven
Seán Canney (Independent) after Count Six
Anne Rabbitte (Fianna Fáil) after Count Six
Ciarán Cannon (Fine Gael) after Count Seven
Éamon O Cuív (Fianna Fáil) after Count Nine
Noel Grealish (Independent) after Count Thirteen
Catherine Connolly (Independent) after Count Fourteen
Sean Kyne (Fine Gael) after Count Fourteen
Hildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael) after Count Fourteen
Michael Healy-Rae (Independent) after Count One
Danny Healy-Rae (Independent) after Count Two
John Brassil (Fianna Fáil) after Count 11
Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael) after Count 11
Martin Ferris (Sinn Féin) after Count 11
Catherine Murphy (Social Democrats) after Count One
James Lawless (Fianna Fáil) after Count Nine
Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Frank O’Rourke (Fianna Fáil) after Count Nine
Martin Heydon (Fine Gael) after Count Four
Fiona O’Loughlin (Fianna Fáil) after Count Six
Seán O Fearghaíl (Fianna Fáil) after Count Six
Seán Fleming (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) after Count Three
Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin) after Count Three
Willie O’Dea (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Maurice Quinlivan (Sinn Féin) after Count Five
Jan O’Sullivan (Labour) after Count Six
Michael Noonan (Fine Gael) after Count Six
Niall Collins (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Tom Neville (Fine Gael) after Count Six
Patrick O’Donovan (Fine Gael) after Count Six
Robert Troy (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran (Independent Alliance) after Count 13
Peter Burke (Fine Gael) after Count 15
Willie Penrose (Labour) after Count 15
Declan Breathnach (Fianna Fáil) after Count Six
Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin) after Count Six
Imelda Munster (Sinn Féin) after Count Ten
Fergus O’Dowd (Fine Gael) after Count Eleven
Peter Fitzpatrick (Fine Gael) after Count Eleven
Enda Kenny (Fine Gael) after Count One
Michael Ring (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fáil) after Count Ten
Dara Calleary (Fianna Fáil) after Count Ten
Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Regina Doherty (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Helen McEntee (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Shane Cassells (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Peadar Tóibín (Sinn Féin) after Count Two
Damien English (Fine Gael) after Count Six
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael) after Count Six
Carol Nolan (Sinn Féin) after Count Seven
Denis Naughten (Independent) after Count One
Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent) after Count Six
Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fáil) after Count Eight
Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fáil) after Count 12
Martin Kenny (Sinn Féin) after Count 13
Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fáil) after Count 15
Tony McLoughlin (Fine Gael) after Count 15
Michael Lowry (Independent) after Count One
Mattie McGrath (Independent) after Count Four
Séamus Healy (WUAG) after Count Seven
Alan Kelly (Labour) after Count Seven
Jackie Cahill (Fianna Fáil) after Count Seven
Mary Butler (Fianna Fáil) after Count One
David Cullinane (Sinn Féin) after Count Seven
John Halligan (Independent) after Count Eight
John Deasy (Fine Gael) after Count Nine
Brendan Howlin (Labour) after Count Nine
James Browne (Fianna Fáil) after Count 10
Mick Wallace (Independent) after Count 13
Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael) after Count 14
Michael D’Arcy (Fine Gael) after Count 14
Stephen Donnelly (Social Democrats) after Count One
John Brady (Sinn Féin) after Count Two
Simon Harris (Fine Gael) after Count Two
Andrew Doyle (Fine Gael) after Count Ten
Pat Casey (Fianna Fáil) after Count Ten
With reporting by Sinéad O’Carroll, Paul Hosford, Cliodhna Russell and Hugh O’Connell
This article was originally published on 3 March 2016
I dont see the problem, the landlords own the property, the tenants sign a contract, break the contract and you risk being evicted.
Idiot tenants breaching their leases by subletting.
You’re right – they did break the law so they should face consequences.
Still maybe the legislation needs changing. As long as the property is maintained and the landlord gets his rent what’s the problem. I know it’s a real struggle for many in SF to pay the sky high rentals.
Also it would provide real value to tourists arriving in SF.
At least the landlords stateside can actually do something about their tenants flouting the terms of the lease … Here they would have to deal with the ridiculous PRTB … Wait months to get a hearing and more than likely receive no rent in the meantime …. And the the PRTB finding in favour of the tenant as the land lord forgot to cross a ‘t’ on one of the forms.
I don’t see why landlords should have a problem with this as long as their rent is being paid and no damage is being done to the property.
Tenants have no right to sub-let and thereby profit from a service that is not theres to provide.
Because a landlord presumably is happy with the tenants they let to. They have no control over who the tenant sub lets to.
Extra wear and tear
That could all be added in as terms and conditions. Wear and tear, insuring the room etc. let the landlord get his piece of the pie – after all it’s all about the money – it’s not some morality.
A friend lives in San Fran with his missus, 2 years ago he rented another 1 bed just so he could let it out on AirBnb.
He charges $125 a night and is fully booked 365 nights a year, it’s like a full time job for him, he even hires a cleaner.
I know in Dublin there are hundreds of people sub letting illegally on AirBnb, why the hell not if it helps pays the scandalous rent, AirBnb cover damages for guests so landlords should have no problem.
I assume that your friend is making considerably more from AirBnB than he pays in rent for the apartment. You don’t mention whether the landlord is aware, but judging by you opinion of illegal subletting in Dublin, I’m guessing they’re not.
I think scandalously high rents are greedy and unethical, but if the landlord is charging close to the going rate and is fair and decent towards the tenant then it is equally unethical to sublet illegally. Typically the landlord has made a significant financial investment in buying the property and decorating and furnishing it to a reasonable standard. They need the rent to recoup their costs and then make enough profit to make the venture worth their effort. If there is a way of making more profit from their property then that is their opportunity to take advantage of, not their tenant’s.
I don’t know a lot about business but in my layman’s opinion if the landlord has any financial sense they should “evict” your friend (their tenant) and make it available on AirBnB themselves. If they don’t want to do the work of dealing with new AirBnB tenants every day they should demand a considerable percentage profit from your friend or employ him to manage it.
Well said donal…. exactly my toughts…
I read that in an Ali G voice….reconize!
Lol!
I don’t see the problem here at all. If you don’t own the property, you have no business putting rooms in said property up for rent. If I did that, and was caught out by the landlord, I’d fully expect to be evicted.
My tenant should be thankful that at least I gave her 3 weeks to vacate my property after I found out she was hosting people from Airbnb. Thankfully, my neighbor called me and told me that on numerous occasions, people were staying at my house. In fact, on one weekend, there was a wedding. My daughter found my house listed on Airbnb and I took action. How dare she rent my house without my permission. I work hard for that house and it will be my retirement home in a few years. I want to know, am I entitled to the profits she made off of MY home? Oh, and she thinks she is getting her security deposit back which I am looking into.
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