James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a technological university support fund for the provision of accommodation and there is engagement going on between the Department and the TUs on that. It as at preliminary business case stage so that is being worked through. I am putting a lot of emphasis on State-sponsored student accommodation but the private sector is also free to take up the guidelines I produced and begin to offer accommodation. They can do that in partnership with universities and some of them are doing that already, which is providing much needed beds for the sector as well.