Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What the Chair has said with regard to student accommodation is true. There is great demand for it and we are addressing that. My colleague, the Minister, Deputy Harris, has spoken about this on a number of occasions. The technological university sector will be permitted to borrow to build student accommodation. That will happen. The Minister is in ongoing dialogue with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage because the issue has implications for the Housing for All plan. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has indicated that he is open to looking at the cost-rental model for student accommodation. The two Departments are collaborating on that.