Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have engaged with the HEA, the Union of Students in Ireland and individual universities and institutes of technology on the issue. While many of them provide extensive accommodation, I accept that the issue is particularly critical in the Dublin area and, to some extent, Galway and Cork. I am aware from discussions that some of the third level institutions are actively engaged on the issue of additional accommodation concerns. The HEA will report on the issue in the near future. The issue is under consideration in the context of the Construction 2020 strategy, but in the meantime there is active engagement with the higher education institutions to seek to provide extra accommodation for students.

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