Anger as Dublin City Council chief suggests Students' Union should provide housing

Dublin City Council chief executive Owen Keegan has rejected criticism from the UCD Students' Union. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The chief executive of Dublin City Council has been criticised after he told a student union president that he was "surprised" the union had not entered the housing market itself.

Owen Keegan made the comments in correspondence with Ruairí Power, president of UCD Students' Union, in which he queried why the SU was not offering lower-cost student accommodation to members if they "genuinely believe" excess profits are being made in the sector.