UL chancellor Prof Brigid Laffan will appear before the Dáil Public Accounts Committee on Thursday along with provost Prof Shane Kilcommins. File photograph: Frank Miller
“There was, in effect, an override of management controls, and concerns expressed about this acquisition were not adequately considered,” he said. “In late 2021, a representative of a developer approached the chief corporate officer with a proposal which purported to help address the accommodation crisis,” he said.
The statement went on to say the project was unanimously approved after a presentation to the governing authority at a meeting on August 2nd, 2022. He added: “A planning warning notice has since been received outlining Limerick City and County Council’s views on the use of the houses as student accommodation. A reply was provided, and the matter is with An Bord Pleanála.
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