Student Accommodation
Dail Éireann — 2025-05-22
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

My question relates to student accommodation in Galway. Where is the national strategy? I ask this in the context of a city where a recent survey found that almost one fifth of students at the University of Galway are living with family members or are in emergency accommodation. Those surveyed represented 8.5% of the student population. About 12% of respondents reported that they were living with family, while 5% said they were living in temporary or emergency accommodation.

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Sitting date: 2025-05-22