Government has 'no short-term solution' to student accommodation crisis

As students sleep in hotels and hostels due to a shortage in accommodation, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has conceded there is a 'particular problem in Limerick'

It emerged in recent days that students are living in hotels and hostels because of the student accommodation crisis, while others have deferred their courses due to an inability to find somewhere to live. File picture: Brian Arthur

The Government has no short-term solution to the problem of students being forced to fork out hundreds of euro a week for hotel rooms due to a lack of student accommodation, the Housing Minister has admitted.

It emerged in recent days that students are living in hotels and hostels because of the student accommodation crisis, while others have deferred their courses due to an inability to find somewhere to live.