Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The universities, particularly the former institutes of technology that are now technological universities, see a real benefit to this. If I was not clear on this before, let me be clear now; it is not just about on-campus vacant accommodation. Sinn Féin's own housing policies talk about the fact that there is a lot of vacancy, particularly in rural and regional Ireland. In its policies on housing numbers, Sinn Féin talks about how it wants to bring those properties back into use. What I am saying is that I want the student accommodation sector to get a slice of that.