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

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.