Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
North-South Student Mobility: Discussion
Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
It is possibly something on which the committee could request research. As Ms Fitzpatrick has said, the figures will be somewhere. My next question might be slightly unfair because I am asking Ms Fitzpatrick to speak for an entire cohort of students in the North. Changes have been made to the CAO system whereby there is a third tier for which students do not need CAO points. This is with regard to apprenticeships. Is there any awareness of this in the student body in the North? A bunch of courses are accessed through the CAO system and there are barriers in this regard but another range of courses is also available. I am asking this question but I am unsure what eligibility there is for Northern Irish students to apply for them. Is this something that has come onto Ms Fitzpatrick's radar? I see Mr. O'Mahony is nodding at me and perhaps he has a contribution on this.
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