Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 957: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress being made in respect of the promised accommodation taskforce for students in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11552/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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An accommodation taskforce for students does not come within my Department's remit. Student accommodation is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Education and Science and the Third Level Colleges. In so far as tax incentives for the provision of student accommodation are concerned, these are a matter for the Department of Finance.

My Department's involvement with student accommodation is limited to its overall responsibility for the regulation of the private rental sector. Following a meeting with student representatives in October 2007, I am exploring, with my colleague the Minister for Education and Science, the feasibility of carrying out a study with that Department on the availability of student accommodation in the Dublin Region.