Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

At the moment, the former chief commercial officer is on special leave. The president is on sabbatical and on €175,000 for a position for which there is no course, given it has been established here today that the course she has been hired for is not available in the university. The former chief financial and performance officer has been on extended sick leave since 5 June 2023. Is that correct? The optics are not good. What we have discovered this morning is that a number of investigations are under way but what has happened in the past two years shows there are huge deficiencies. I will leave it at that.

I will move on to the issue of student accommodation. I understand students who live more than 60 km from the university campus can apply for student accommodation, which is fine. It is a huge issue for students, given the cost of accommodation in the cities, and Limerick is no different. Mr. Field said it cost approximately €9,000 per year.