Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)

What the Minister, Deputy Chambers, talked about was accommodation that was already delivered. He spoke about Maynooth, which is already delivered, and UCD, which is already in the process of being delivered. He did not mention anything new.

How much later in the year is the Minister talking about for the publication of the strategy? We are now in October and people are anxious to see it. I have students coming in to me every week who are in despair and distress. They are facing the unrelenting task of trying to find suitable accommodation for their studies. A huge percentage of them are being forced into unregulated digs.

We also have technological universities that cannot borrow even though they have land available. This needs to be expedited because it is a matter of inequality.

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