Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Student Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Dr. Deirdre Lillis:
Just speaking for TU Dublin, I would say it is absolutely in moderation. We have approximately 27,000 students overall while our international cohort is about 1,000. That is a good ratio. We would probably like to improve it a little in terms of more international students, but every international student needs quality accommodation. There are obvious restraints there. However, there are very good reasons to do this that have nothing to do with the financial aspects of it.
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