Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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846. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the provisional supply and demand analysis for purpose-built student accommodation and private rented accommodation with respect to the catchment of each technological university and College, in tabular form. [42794/24]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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In Q4 2024, as part of my Department's national strategy for student accommodation the Higher Education Authority (HEA) is conducting a supply and demand analysis. This work is underway with results and analysis expected in Q1 2025.

This work includes a student survey, which will be undertaken annually by the HEA and will be the largest and most up to date source of data on student accommodation and transport needs. It will be an essential source of information, informing the developing policy and targets. When combined with the other data sources being examined and led by the HEA it will become the central source of student accommodation data, building on trends annually.

According to the HEA student survey 2023, of those students not living at home, 45% reside in on or off campus purpose-built student accommodation, 36% in private rental (shared house or apartment) and 19% in digs.

The second annual student survey issued from the HEA, through the higher education institutes, to students last week.

There are approximately 48,000 purpose-built student accommodation beds in total, of which two-thirds are provided by the private market, and one third by our higher education institutions. The table below illustrates the number of public beds available.