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215 questions match, newest first.

Naoise Ó Muirí Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
261. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new student accommodation strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22097/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
263. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will remove the barriers that prevent technological universities such a university (details supplied) from building student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21845/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
265. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on his Department’s work in implementing the national student accommodation strategy. [29114/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
271. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the efforts being made to address the chronic shortage of accommodation for students in Limerick. [29047/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
272. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22106/26]
James O'Connor Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
274. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the number of student beds in Munster. [22104/26]
Pa Daly Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
281. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the Minister for Transport on the question of student commutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22088/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
570. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish his Department’s student accommodation strategy. [22086/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
576. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the new student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21755/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
903. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the short-term activation programme; the percentage of newly delivered beds that were reserved for priority groups identified under the national access plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
904. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new supports that will be introduced to ensure that students from target groups can access affordable, student-specific accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
913. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason student representatives were not present at the launch of the Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035; the engagement; his plans to include student representative bodies in the review and implementation process of same; and if opposition spokespersons were notified in advance of the launch on 24 M…
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
307. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 does not include the reported 10,000 new student-specific beds to be delivered through rent-a-room scheme over the lifetime of the strategy or any specific targets; the way in which he will increase the supply of beds available through the scheme by…
Donna McGettigan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
3455. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made on the delivery of student accommodation under the €100 million Short-Term Activation Programme announced in 2022; the number of these projects that have commenced; and if all of the allocated funding been drawn down. [24551/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
460. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of on-campus student accommodation units that are located on each university or higher education institution campus; the number currently under construction on each campus; the number currently with planning permission for each campus, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Alan Kelly Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
461. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student-specific accommodation providers, both on-campus and private, that have increased mandatory service charges or utility fees in the 2024/25 and 2025-2026 academic years; if he has received reports from the Higher Education Authority or the Residential Tenancies Board on the use of such cha…
William Aird Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1052. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking ahead of the next academic year to expand affordable student accommodation, particularly in light of rising cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22128/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2245. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding will be released for on-site student accommodation for a university (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18909/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2279. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the forthcoming student accommodation strategy paper; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20780/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
687. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1268 of 10 February 2026, if he will provide an updated table (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13925/26]
Réada Cronin Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
386. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to improve student accommodation affordability and access in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/26]
Réada Cronin Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
387. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Kildare in each of the years 2019 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1267. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 26 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details the actual supply and demand figures for purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, in the years 2017, 2019 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1268. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 18 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details existing purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, for the academic year 2025-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10211/26]
John Connolly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1212. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the publication of his Department's Student Accommodation Strategy 2025–2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8314/26]