Minister for Higher Education James Lawless will today brief the Cabinet on a plan to deliver 42,000 new student beds.
The minister will tell colleagues that the move is necessary to protect access to higher education as student numbers continue to rise.
The strategy will centre on State-owned campus lands and private investment will be used to build new student accommodation at scale while keeping the land in public ownership.
Meanwhile, Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke is bringing a memo to the Government to cut red tape for Irish companies working in the area of defence.
It will remove the requirement for the IDA to secure Government approval prior to…