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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (10 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: An official from my Department has advised that the student referred to by the Deputy applied to the awarding authority, SUSI for grant funding and was refused on the basis of a repeat period of study and the requirement to complete an equivalent period of study, before being eligible to be considered for grant funding. SUSI received an appeal from the applicant in relation to the original...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services Staff (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: My Department and I are committed to expanding the number of places available on Medicine Programmes in a sustainable way in collaboration with my cabinet colleague Minister Carroll MacNeill and her officials in the Department of Health. In July 2022 an agreement was announced to increase the number of annual intake places available for Irish and EU students by 200. This increase has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I am acutely conscious of the financial challenges facing students and the need for the progressive implementation of measures to address costs as a barrier to education. I am committed to easing this burden for students and their families in a financially sustainable way. Almost all full-time undergraduate students have their tuition fees paid in full by the State through the Free Fees...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: The Deputy will be aware that Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) is a pathway for degree holders who want to pursue a medical career on an accelerated four-year programme. Students pursuing GEM programmes do so as second degree courses and consequently are not eligible for funding under the Free Fees Initiative. They are also not eligible for funding under the Student Grant Scheme as they do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: My officials are working closely with the Department of Health to expand the healthcare workforce capacity of the country, and to create more opportunities for students who wish to pursue these professions, including in dentistry and oral healthcare. A list of all first year enrolments, by nationality, is in the attached document provided by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 687, 688 and 689 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the new entrant data in the attached is reflective of the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 691 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding medicines contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the year 1 data for Irish/EU students in the attached...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 692, 693, 708 and 709 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding dentistry and pharmacy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the new entrant data for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 694 and 695 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding nursing and midwifery is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the new entrant data in the attached is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding dietetics, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the new entrant data in the attached is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions 703 and 702 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding nursing and midwifery is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course. My Department does not have access to CAO data....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 706 and 707 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding medical science is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the new entrant data for undergraduates in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 710 to 715, inclusive, together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy on podiatry, radiation therapy and radiography is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course, the new entrant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 716 to 719, inclusive, 722 and 723 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding psychology, psychotherapy and counselling is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. Data is only available in relation to publicly-funded institutions. There...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 720 and 721 together. The student enrolment data requested by the Deputy regarding paramedicine is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the HEA Student Records System (SRS) and is the most recent available. The number of CAO places may fluctuate year on year for any given course. In the case of paramedicine, many students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: My Department has made significant progress regarding the range of supports and programmes for learners with disabilities, including neurodivergent people. The Programme for Access to Higher Education, or PATH, 4 funding stream under the National Access Plan supports my Department's goals of enabling all learners with disabilities avail of higher education. Phase 1 funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (29 May 2025)

James Lawless: Circular 0027/2011 provides for the payment of Locally Devised Assessments (LDAs) fees. The rates are paid to assessors in respect of devising and assessing QQI modules at levels 5 and 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). There are also a small number of legacy NFQ level 4 modules which have LDA rates assigned. Circular 0027/2011 does not provide for QQI modules at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (28 May 2025)

James Lawless: The AI Continent Action Plan was launched last month. It sets the objective for the EU to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) transforming Europe's strong traditional industries and its exceptional talent pool into powerful engines of AI innovation and acceleration. The Action Plan envisions Europe as a global leader in AI highlighting that, from cutting-edge...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (28 May 2025)

James Lawless: The Youthreach programme is of great importance to my Department as it provides early school leavers with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to participate fully in society and progress to further education, training and employment. As the state agency responsible for the FET sector, SOLAS allocates funding to 16 ETBs and other agencies to deliver FET programmes, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (28 May 2025)

James Lawless: The Youthreach programme is of great importance to my Department as it provides early school leavers with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to participate fully in society and progress to further education, training and employment. Typically, the programme provides two years of education at levels 3 and 4 of the National Framework of Qualifications. Youthreach is an important and...