Jen Cummins (Dublin South Central, Social Democrats)
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71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail the plans to provide affordable student accommodation across the country to address the accommodation crisis. [14647/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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In the new Student Accommodation Strategy, which is in development, my focus will be on increasing the supply of student accommodation to benefit both students, and to free up private rental homes.

I will focus on a combination of digs accommodation, an examination of vacant property, and the development and leasing of purpose-built student accommodation.

I will also examine sustainable transport alternatives to accommodation close to campus.

The objectives of the Strategy are to:

• increase the supply of state supported student accommodation
• reduce the cost of delivery through development of standardised design guidance
• promote efficient use of existing building stock through refurbishment and an examination of vacancy
• support balanced regional development through the Technological University (TU) Student Accommodation Programme
• promote digs accommodation