Josephine Feehily, chair of the governing body for Technological University of the Shannon, said students in the region were entirely dependent on the private sector. File photograph: iStockThe head of a university governing body has expressed “extreme concern” over a likely shortage of student accommodation next September due to the volume of private rented accommodation being occupied by Ukrainian refugees.
She said students at TUS – formerly Athlone IT and Limerick IT – were increasingly dependent on transport to get to college or couch surfing due to limited access to affordable accommodation. Patrick Prendergast, chair of the South East Technological University's governing body – formerly Waterford IT and IT Carlow – said campus accommodation could be cheaper if elements such as en-suite bathrooms were not standard.
Jimmy Deenihan, chair of Munster Technological University's governing body, said the student accommodation crisis in Cork and Kerry could be solved by giving the new university the power to borrow money to build rooms on campus. “Otherwise, if it’s simply borrow and build, our students won’t be able to afford it, no matter how creative you are, or how many you fit in or use of design.”
Similarly, Mr Prendergast agreed that the Susi grant was not enough, and the focus should be on improving grants.
Who’d have thunk it!!
Said this to meself about 3 months ago 😂😂😂
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Extreme shortage of all types of accommodation in Ireland and it was going on long before the war started. Get this government out ASAP.
Time to bring down the government? Why are they not providing proper services and housing for Irish citizens
It is irresponsible journalism to continually perpetuate incendiary articles like this. Inciting hate towards refugees fleeing their home. We and most other countries in the thriving economic world have a housing crisis for the last four decades. ✋️
Get the hose out
Not a hurling fan but heard on radio that Kerry team can’t get accommodation in Dublin this weekend as hotels are either too expensive or full of Ukrainians. Feckin ridiculous
Our students can sleep on the streets with our homeless while we strive to heap massive benefits on recent arrivals. As an Irish Gov minister in a comfy well paid job recently said, there will be pain but it will be worth it. WTF.
Absolutely no accommodation anywhere for students.
OH its due to the ukrainien crisis lmfao ..didnt realise this war was going on twenty years. wow it could also explain the shortage of school places, the overcrowding in A&E for 20 years, the housing crisis, the shortage in hotel rooms where the ministers have to sleep in cars.
Why the hell do foreign students come to Ireland
Students need to stay at home and do their courses online. There just isn’t any accommodation for them anymore unfortunately.