Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has a role in limiting the number of students who participate in teachers education courses (details supplied); if not, if any State body has such a role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3794/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The college referred to by the Deputy is a privately-owned institution providing a privately run course which has been accredited by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, HETAC.

Neither my Department nor any other State body has a role in regulating the number of students enrolled by this privately run college. In order for the course to secure HETAC accreditation, the college complied with HETAC's quality assurance and validation requirements. The graduate diploma conferred at the end of this course is recognised by my Department for the purposes of primary teaching.