Mr. Paul Lemass:

I thank the Senator for those questions. Her opening remarks on the impact of accommodation on students is why the Government set up and tasked this Department with addressing the student accommodation issues specifically, and that is why we have a dedicated unit, members of which are here with me today, working exclusively on student accommodation. It is also why we kicked off the short-term accommodation programme, of which there are no projects in Limerick. A couple were looked at, but they did not get off the ground. It has projects in Maynooth, DCU and UCD, totalling 1,016 beds.