The Oireachtas Higher Education Committee is discussing student accommodation this morning.
Technological Universities are before the Oireachtas Higher Education Committee this morning to highlight the need for student accommodation.
It's hearing from representatives from TUS Midlands and Midwest, ATU in the North West, TU Dublin, SETU in the South East, and Munster Technological University.
Many of the technological universities have no on-campus accommodation and are primarily relying on the private sector.
Henry McGarvey, the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Services at ATU, outlines the situations for students in the North West:
Technological Universities are calling on the Government to provide more purpose-built student accommodation.
Representatives from the universities were before the Oireachtas Higher Education Committee this morning, highlighting the lack of rooms available for students on campus.
SETU President, Professor Veronica Campbell, says demand for student accommodation has grown massively in the last number of years:
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