Housing

State to pay €40m to help DCU build over 400 ‘unviable’ student beds

The strategy marks the first time the state has provided direct financial support in the construction of student accommodation amid surging inflation

Simon Harris: the Minister for Higher Education has said the state will help universities fund student accommodation. Picture: PA

The government is to provide more than €40 million to help Dublin City University (DCU) build 405 new beds on campus, which would otherwise have been unviable due to rising construction costs.

Simon Harris, the Minister for Higher Education, will today seek cabinet approval to release the funding to DCU as part of an initiative to help universities provide new beds for students at a time of high building inflation.

In November, the Department of ...