Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion

Ms Claire O'Connell:

Yes, if our students had greater access to the Internet. Particularly since Covid, there are universities that offer courses such as in postgraduate studies. It is not possible for our students to engage with them yet because far too much is required in terms of Internet access, but hopefully it will progress in the future. In terms of doing a university degree, Open University arrangement is currently the only one that functions. Some students are doing distance learning with Kilroy's College or the College of Management and IT. That works well because they can liaise with a teacher and the material can be sent on in PDF format. Anything that requires interaction with live-streaming lectures is not possible at present.

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