Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

My question to the Minister is in relation to the provision of accommodation for students. When students got their CAO results and started college this year, there was huge excitement about being sent off to college and everything. However, stress was induced a few days later with the experience of trying to acquire accommodation, which was impossible because of the increased cost of third level, in particular, and the cost of accommodation at campuses, which is not always available. Worryingly, we now see that students signed leases before the CAO offers were made just to ensure they had accommodation. What are the Minister's proposals in relation to accommodation?

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