Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Aisling DolanAisling Dolan (Fine Gael)
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Does the HEA have the power to work with HEIs on particular courses such as medicine where Mr. Conlon says the number of students from disadvantaged areas is so low? Can the HEA refer to students from disadvantaged areas based on the DIS scores and ask that it be taken into account in terms of a cohort of places being allocated? Is that something we can look at?