Photo: Frank McGrathStudents have been given a guarantee by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that they will not be forgotten in the Budget next week. He was speaking after thousands of students marched to the Dáil to protest at the cost of living and a lack of accommodation. Mr Varadkar said there were more student accommodation units than ever before, with 13,000 more student units since 2016 and another 7,000 under construction. Ms McDonald said: “Students are protesting your Government’s failure to tackle the student accommodation crisis and the soaring cost of college. “I acknowledge, of course, that student accommodation can be hard to find and often can be very expensive.

Source: Irish Independent October 05, 2023 03:38 UTC