307. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 does not include the reported 10,000 new student-specific beds to be delivered through rent-a-room scheme over the lifetime of the strategy or any specific targets; the way in which he will increase the supply of beds available through the scheme by over 60% (based on the most recent figures available) with the strategy which makes no reference to the introduction of any new incentives to that effect; if he plans that digs-style accommodation is to be a central pillar of student accommodation supply in the coming years; if he will commit to supporting Sinn Féin’s Bill on the introduction of renters’ rights for students living in digs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/26]

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307. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 does not include the reported 10,000 new student-specific beds to be delivered through rent-a-room scheme over the lifetime of the strategy or any specific targets; the way in which he will increase the supply of beds available through the scheme by over 60% (based on the most recent figures available) with the strategy which makes no reference to the introduction of any new incentives to that effect; if he plans that digs-style accommodation is to be a central pillar of student accommodation supply in the coming years; if he will commit to supporting Sinn Féin’s Bill on the introduction of renters’ rights for students living in digs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/26]

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