Mick Barry
Question:66. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student accommodation units in the planning pipeline; and the number and percentages for both the public and private sectors. [1459/19]
View answerTuesday, 22 January 2019
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As of the end of Q4 2018 the following figures (which may be subject to final revision) represent the known developments in the pipeline for student accommodation:
- 6,438 PBSA bed spaces have been completed
- 4,432 further bed spaces are under construction
- 7,691 additional bed spaces have been granted planning permission
- 822 are at the planning permission application stage
This represents a total number of 19,293 PBSA bed spaces in the development pipeline. Of these:
- 3,702 are publically owned representing a 19.18% share of the total developments
- 15,591 are privately owned representing an 80.8% share of the total developments