15. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions his Department is undertaking to increase access to student accommodation in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54815/25]
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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| 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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16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the major building project for Cavan Institute at Cathedral Road, Cavan town will be progressed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55939/25]
37. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details on the missed targets in the last accommodation strategy; the reason this occurred; the reason there was no mention of this in Budget 2026; for an update on targets currently; if new funding will be put in place for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55741/25]
50. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with the Residential Tenancies Board with regard to the student housing crisis since becoming Minister in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56053/25]
57. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the work his Department has taken to advance the provision of purpose-built student accommodation at third-level institutions around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53895/25]
72. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the national student accommodation strategy, which was due to be updated in 2024, and if he could provide a date for publication of an updated strategy. [55763/25]
404. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projected number of shared bedroom student accommodation to commence construction over the lifetime of this Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56089/25]
405. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the details of students accessing emergency accommodation at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year and the previous three academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56090/25]
926. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress he has made on exempting students in the private rented sector from the forthcoming abolition of rent controls between tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55527/25]
725. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline progress on the construction of new on-campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53078/25]
749. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of supporting higher education institutions in developing on campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53522/25]
750. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are statistics on the uptake of the rent-a-room scheme with particular reference to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53523/25]
988. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given the current student accommodation crisis, if his Department will begin the process of collating data on the numbers of students studying English language courses in the State, regardless of the fact the majority of these students are studying in privately owned providers; and if he will make a stat…
198. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the purpose built student complexes that are now additionally charging for utilities on top of rent; if he is aware that this is becoming commonplace with a university (details supplied) and other institutes being charged unaffordable service charges as well as rent, putting another financial burden on s…
199. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that students will be offered a tiered system as silver, gold and platinum, with each tier reflecting a price increase at accommodation (details supplied); to explain the second phase of the village project that is supported by €67.7 million of taxpayer money, which will, once completed co…
200. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a tiered accommodation model at a location (details supplied) was not identified as a compliance concern within the State-sponsored accommodation framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50667/25]
201. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will provide detailed information on the number of unoccupied purpose-built student complexes currently in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50668/25]
202. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department intends to address the serious situation of unoccupied PBSA buildings and complexes (details supplied) that have become vacant for one year and then becoming repurposed for the private rental market and therefore entitled to charge higher rents as they are not officially p…
203. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s plans to seek advice from the Housing Minister on whether additional service charges and rent hikes at PBSA (details supplied) conflict with the 2% rent pressure zones commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50670/25]
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if every local authority has adopted and published an operational policy for the room for a student local authority tenancies scheme, which permits social housing tenants to let a room to a third-level student; the date this scheme commenced nationally; the guidance or circulars issued to local authorities; the number of applicatio…
272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if income earned under the room for a student local authority tenancies scheme is treated as reckonable for local authority differential rent purposes; the standard approach that is required of local authorities in assessing such income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49336/25]
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student accommodation units available in Cork city, Blarney, Mallow and Glanmire, as of September 2025; the number of units currently under construction or with approved planning; and the projected shortfall against third-level enrolments for the 2025-2026 academic year. [49410/25]
694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact of the housing crisis on youth emigration, given that 94% of students cite accommodation costs as a major burden; and to outline measures being taken to ensure affordability for those under 25. [48782/25]
1422. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated timeline for the delivery of the DCU student accommodation project for the promised funding of 405-beds, which is currently undergoing ongoing procurement through internal university governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48766/25]
2688. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions his Department will take to address the unfair tendering process for Dublin City University to build student accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44832/25]