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

Yes. As the Deputy rightly pointed out, we can do PPPs or fund it through the budget. As I said earlier, like every other Department, we are currently in negotiations with the Department of public expenditure on the review of the NDP. That will present opportunities.

I also mentioned the Housing Finance Agency earlier. That is a link-up with the European Investment Bank. In October 2023, the European Investment Bank and the Housing Finance Agency agreed a new €434 million student accommodation financing initiative to support higher education institutions, HEIs, in the development of affordable student housing.