Student Accommodation

439. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose built student accommodation units available in Cork city in September. [54166/26]

935. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures taken to support and expand student accommodation since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53483/26]

91. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase delivery of student accommodation in Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50245/26]

100. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if University of Limerick has acquired floors at a location (details supplied) for the purposes of developing student accommodation and-or academic facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49820/26]

108. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the measures being taken to increase the supply of affordable student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50242/26]

110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035, the number of the 42,000 student accommodation beds projected by 2035 that are anticipated to be delivered in Cork; and the years in which those beds are expected to come on stream;; and if he will make a statement on…

132. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to students in relation to student accommodation; the additional measures he is considering putting in place to combat the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50300/26]

141. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of units of student accommodation that are owned by third level colleges and universities now in use; the number owned by each institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/26]

143. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on student accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48948/26]

152. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student accommodation units that are now under construction and owned by third level institutions; the details of location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49818/26]

945. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he will provide additional details and information on the pilot programme referenced; the students the programme proposes to assist; the engagement that has taken place with third level providers on this; the engagement that ha…

946. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he has engaged with the Department of Health , HSE and TCD regarding student nurses facing financial hardship arising from non-consecutive clinical placements when drafting the pilot programme referenced. [49711/26]

947. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he will commit to ensuring that student nurses who are facing financial hardship arising from the undertaking of non-consecutive clinical placements will be able to access the pilot programme. [49712/26]

948. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 10 June 2026, if he will commit to raising the financial hardship facing student nurses undertaking non-consecutive clinical placements from County Louth directly with the Minister for Health, the HSE and TCD. [49713/26]

89. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the unacceptable level of homelessness among third level students revealed recently. [46898/26]

320. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update regarding affordable student accommodation; and his plan to tackle student homelessness. [48285/26]

240. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional accommodation units supplied by the rent-a-room scheme. [46116/26]

277. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of significant challenges facing general nursing students from County Louth attending Trinity College Dublin, who face huge additional costs for hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in Dublin as their placements are not scheduled on consecutive days; and if he will eng…

628. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can ensure that student accommodation located in rent pressure zones is not subject to inflating service charges, as an alternative to rent increases, as providers are restricted in increasing rents in these areas. [37628/26]

152. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the framework or protection he will put in place to ensure that any service charge will be included in the rent charge for students in student accommodation, given that otherwise the service charge can soar up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34975/26]

157. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with University College Cork and Munster Technological University Cork on the housing crisis and the impact on student accommodation in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34346/26]

163. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans in place to address the accommodation difficulties at ATU Sligo; to provide an update on the purchase of a 16 acre site near the ATU Sligo campus that was earmarked for student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34365/26]

168. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to give favourable consideration to index linking SUSI maintenance grants in line with rising accommodation costs and the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34844/26]

173. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expand the eligibility of the student accommodation assistance scheme to include renter students who fall outside SUSI eligibility and experience financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34845/26]

182. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the progress made under the National Student Accommodation Strategy. [34853/26]