Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has made a decision in regard to the University of Limerick's request for approval for a graduate-entry medical course; if the decision will be made in time for the proposed final intake of undergraduate medical students in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14350/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the proposal by the University of Limerick for the development of a post-graduate medical education programme. I understand that this proposal is under development and a formal request for approval has not yet been submitted to the relevant authorities.

As the Deputy will be aware, a working group on undergraduate medical education has been established under the chairmanship of Professor Patrick Fottrell to examine a range of issues with regard to medical education and training. The working group is now actively addressing its task with a view to reporting later this year. In this context, a copy of the University of Limerick's outline proposal has been forwarded to the working group as part of its consideration of the options for moving forward.