Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his engagement, and that of Deputies Feighan and Kenny, on this issue. As the Deputy said, we put out a request for tender for additional accommodation and we received an offer in response from Sligo. When it became apparent that the offer would have an impact on student accommodation, and recognising the pressure on student accommodation in the north west, my Department and our officials immediately engaged with both the ATU and with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Those engagements are ongoing. I do not have a conclusion for the Deputy yet but as soon as I do, I will let him, the other relevant Deputies and the ATU know.

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