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 engaging with Irish small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who may be involved in the defence sector.
Mr Burke is proposing to delete part of the Science and Technology Act 1987, which he considers a constraint to businesses making dual-use products.
He will tell colleagues that this is particularly relevant in areas such as cybersecurity, AI and space systems where Irish companies have built up expertise.
Mr Burke believes the change will give Irish firms opportunities at time when many EU member states are spending more on defence.
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will bring two items to Cabinet aimed at speeding up the delivery of critical infrastructure.
The first is a circular that will set out reforms to be implemented by the public sector bodies responsible for the key infrastructure areas of housing, energy, water and transport.
These reforms will introduce strict timelines, clear guidance, and the use of parallel processes where possible.
A second circular will establish a new cross-Government approach for responding to court judgments that may impact infrastructure projects.
It will see senior officials and the Office of the Attorney General meeting following any such judgment to quickly respond.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will update colleagues on the deepening levels of cooperation with the UK following the second annual UK-Ireland 2030 Summit, which took place in Cork earlier this month.
It focused on areas such as energy security and the transition to clean energy, protection of subsea infrastructure, cyber security, and competitiveness.
A new group led by the Department of the Taoiseach and the UK Cabinet office has been set up to keep track of the summit's goals.
Minister for Housing James Browne will inform the Cabinet that the terms of reference for a comprehensive review of the Office of the Planning Regulator have been agreed.
The review will determine the future role of the office and how best to align its work to the swift building of homes and infrastructure.
