236. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide greater legal protections to students living in digs accommodation as more students find themselves in this situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29087/26]
Topics / Student Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsStudent Accommodation
230 questions from 62 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
230
questions
218 written, 12 oral
62
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 18 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 16 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 27 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 26 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
-
37
-
21
-
15
-
9
-
8
-
8
-
7
-
6
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
249. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any plans to increase student grants and stipends to meet increasing accommodation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/26]
252. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his proposals to ensure adequate provision of accommodation for students. [29146/26]
254. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the provision of additional student accommodation and costing strategy to ensure that it is affordable for families, particularly those who do not qualify for higher education grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22092/26]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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…
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…
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]
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…
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…
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]