Simon Harris says increase in length of some student leases ‘unwelcome’By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PAMinister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has asked his department to look at an issue where the length of some student leases is being increased. The Irish Times reported that a large private student landlord is increasing lease lengths by around 10 weeks. Although acknowledging that many medical students and postgraduate students would like to avail of longer leases, Mr Harris said “that’s not the bulk of students”. Mr Harris was speaking as he launched a plan to double the number of degree courses outside the Central Applications Office (CAO) process. Since September last year, 23 degree courses were offered to students outside of the CAO points system for the first time.

Source: Irish Independent February 02, 2024 12:24 UTC