Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026
2604. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and location of the student residential accommodation places that will be provided by the National Student Accommodation Strategy; and the Short-Term Activation Programme; and to provide a timeline for the same. [1195/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Short-Term Activation Programme (STAP), a total of 967 student accommodation beds have either been delivered or are currently progressing through the approval process. This includes:
493 new beds for University College Dublin, which have now been approved; A 358-bed project for Trinity College Dublin, which is currently progressing though Gate 1 approval; and a project at Maynooth University, which has successfully delivered 116 beds for the current academic year.
Looking ahead, a central component of the forthcoming National Student Accommodation Strategy, to be published in early 2026, is the Technological Sector Student Accommodation Programme (TSSAP).
Phase 2 of the TSSAP will commence in early 2026, with Higher Education Institutions progressing to this stage, preparing business cases for proposed student accommodation projects. I will bring forward further details of these projects, including specific locations and delivery timelines, once the assessment and approval processes have concluded.
