Using student accommodation for tourism is 'contrary' to Government policy

Developers of student apartments are seeking to change their planning permission so they can be used as hotels for tourists

Lee Point Student accommodation, South Main Street, Cork

Turning student accommodation into rooms for tourists is “contrary” to government policy at a time of an acute crisis, the Dáil has heard.

Labour leader Alan Kelly told Tánaiste Leo Varadkar that, in Dublin, developers of luxury student apartments are now trying to change their planning permission so they can be used as hotels for tourists.