Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

From 2017 to the end of August 2024, 15,222 purpose-built student beds were built, bringing the total stock of student beds to in excess of 48,000. Since 2020, 9,241 student beds have been completed, with 7,046 of those beds in the private market and 2,195 beds provided by the higher education institutions.

Of the 2,195 public beds provided by the higher education institutions, 1,021 publicly funded beds became available in 2023, 674 of which were in the University of Galway, 255 in UCC, nine in Trinity College Dublin, 80 in the University of Limerick and three in Mary Immaculate College.

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