Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Students nationwide will be walking out of their classes next Thursday, 13 October, at 11.11 a.m. They will be protesting at the lack of student accommodation and the Government's inaction in tackling the financial pressures bearing down on them. This State is expected to have a shortage of 20,000 student beds by 2024. The Government has failed to cap student rents. Meanwhile, the student contribution charge still stands at a whopping €2,000 and the reduction in the budget is only a once-off measure. Is the Taoiseach embarrassed that the nation's students feel the need to walk out of their classes in protest at the lack of sufficient action and support from his Government?

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