Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is a significant issue in my county, Meath, particularly for people travelling from north Meath into Dublin, for example. Some people are lucky enough to be able to live at home but they are denied the independence of living away from home during their college years. The issue above all else, though there are others, such as transport connections, is the issue of affordability. What is the Minister doing to address the issue of the lack of affordability of student accommodation? An important feature of this is whether capital investment will be included in the budget this year. It was incredible to me and to many others that capital investment was not included in last year's budget. Will that be addressed in the year ahead?

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