Vulture funds will soon own more student accommodation in Galway than the universities themselves.
That's according to Galway West Sinn Fein TD Mairead Farrell.
Speaking in the Dáil, she referenced planned projects in Menlo that could offer almost a thousand beds.
Deputy Farrell asked Taoiseach Simon Harris how it's possible for vulture fund-led accommodation of this scale to adhere to Irish language guidelines for a Gaeltacht area.
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Simon Harris agreed that a better balance has to be struck between university-owned and private student accommodation.
