Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Tánaiste to go outside to meet the students who will sleep out overnight to highlight the student accommodation crisis. They will tell him this is the worst the crisis has ever been. They will tell him stories about the very many students who still have no accommodation, who are commuting long distances every day, who are paying extortionate money in hotel fees or who are couch-surfing. As their slogan states, "No Keys, No Degrees". It is an unsustainable situation. As it stands, students will not be able to complete their education and we will have huge numbers dropping out as a consequence. They are the victims of a housing policy that has prioritised hotels over sustainable, purpose-built student accommodation and allowed private developers to build private student accommodation with, again, extortionate, unaffordable prices for most. Their request is for action now from the Government. What will it do?

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