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Dublin City Council chief criticised for suggesting UCD SU should build houses to fix shortage

A students' union president has called for the resignation of Dublin City Council Chief Executive...

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13.50 12 Oct 2021


Dublin City Council chief criticised for suggesting UCD SU should build houses to fix shortage


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A students' union president has called for the resignation of Dublin City Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan for a suggesting that students should get into the housing market themselves. Mr Keegan made the remark in a letter to UCD Students' Union President Ruairí Power after he complained about the council allowing a student accommodation provider to convert some units into short-term lets. For more on this we were joined now by Niall Collins Junior Minister for Further and Higher Education.

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