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]
Topics / Student Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsStudent Accommodation
230 questions from 62 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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218 written, 12 oral
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| January 2025 | 2 |
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| 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 |
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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…
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]
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]
82. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the student accommodation strategy will be released, and whether it will contain proposals to allow the providers of private student accommodation to hike rents more often than for those in purpose-built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7343/26]
105. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to ensure that students will be insulated from disproportionate rent increases under the new tenancy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5969/26]
106. 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. [5472/26]
110. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to ensure that students seeking accommodation in Irish cities do not fall victim to online scams relating to housing and tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5983/26]
117. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation bed spaces available for students with disabilities in Cork; the number of students that requested spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6398/26]
121. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to improve student accommodation affordability and access in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6873/26]
124. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he is taking to address the escalating shortage of affordable student accommodation, particularly in regional university towns, where students are reporting that rents for purpose-built student accommodation have risen significantly above inflation; the new measures which will be introduced in 20…
127. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department’s efforts to increase and accelerate provision of student accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5473/26]
132. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase student accommodation delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6936/26]
146. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department is assessing the extension or adaptation of existing funding and approval mechanisms for student housing developments; whether consideration is being given to a streamlined or single-stage approval process for publicly supported student accommodation projects; and if he will make a stat…
147. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the date for the publication of the updated National Student Accommodation Strategy (2025-2035), which was due to be published in 2024; the reason for the delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7006/26]
151. 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. [6937/26]
154. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure adequate provision of accommodation for students. [6990/26]
166. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide genuinely affordable student accommodation to address the ongoing accommodation crisis for our students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6920/26]
466. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to reduce on campus rents and make student accommodation affordable for more students. [7276/26]
227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Kerry in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6808/26]
552. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update regarding construction of student units at Atlantic Technological University (Sligo Campus); when it is expected that the first units will be available for students to take up residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5333/26]
1446. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of third level students currently accommodated under the rent a room scheme by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1495/26]
2576. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of any proposals to progress student accommodation for the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), Dún Laoghaire; the details of any on-campus or IADT-linked accommodation projects under consideration; the current stage of development of any such proposals; the engagements with IADT, the…
2577. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces in Dublin currently available to students; the number delivered in each year from 2020 to date; the number of additional bedspaces in the pipeline in Dublin, including those at planning, permitted, under construction, and due for completion; the b…
2578. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his current targets for new student accommodation provision in Dublin over the next five years; the policies and measures in place to achieve these targets; the role of the Higher Education Authority and engagements with relevant Departments and local authorities; whether updated demand and supply projecti…