Dáil debates
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Health Professional Education
2:30 pm
Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has reviewed the recent performance of the Health Professions Admission Test used for entry into medicine courses in universities here; her views on the observation that in 2009 successful entry was open to those in the 54th percentile while in 2010, this jumped to the 67th percentile; if she will respond to allegations that the test is open to manipulation by attending grind schools and advanced study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33493/10]
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