EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers are set to agree on light touch rules for Airbnb next week.
The rules, proposed by the European Commission last year, aimed to tackle the patchwork of different national laws across the 27-country zone regulating Airbnb and similar companies.
Officials from EU countries and EU lawmakers will meet to thrash out the final details of the rules on November 15, according to the Parliament agenda.
In Ireland, Airbnb has faced criticism for its impact on the wider property market, with opponents arguing that it has pulled accommodation out of the long-term rental market.
In recent years the Government has moved to restrict the short-term letting of houses and apartments in a bid to address the housing shortage.
In 2019, a regulation was introduced which required the permission of a local authority if a property was being rented out on a short-term basis for more than 90 days a year in a rent pressure zone.
