Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion

Ms Heather Cousins:

If I could add to that, it is purely a budgetary issue. The money for the medical places comes from the Department for Health to us based on its workforce planning numbers. That is capped. Even if the universities have spare capacity, it cannot be used.