Technological universities to be allowed borrow money to build student housing

Niall Collins said the government has taken a 'clear decision' in a move designed to ease the student accommodation crisis

Minister of State with responsibility for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, with Fashion Design student Jordan Doyle  (centre) and President of TUS Professor, Vincent Cunnane, and other students at today's launch. Photo: Julien Behal

Technological universities will now be allowed by the Government to access finance to build their own purpose-built, on-campus student accommodation.

That’s according to Niall Collins, the Minister of State for Further Education and Training, who was speaking at the launch of the Technological University of Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS).