Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The struggle even just to find accommodation, let alone to get accommodation that is reasonably priced, is a huge issue for students. Being close to the college is an important requirement to so many as well. A recent USI survey in Cork indicated that 27% of students were in purpose-built accommodation, much of which was privately operated, with very little from the colleges. Clearly, the colleges need to increase the availability of accommodation.

When I raised a very similar question this time last year, the then higher education Minister, Deputy Harris, indicated that he had been working on this technological university borrowing framework and that it would be available over the next year, that is, 2023-24, to release funding. Will the Minister of State outline the progress on that? It sounds like he is talking about next year for that. Again, will he outline the progress the Minister has made over the past year?

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