Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding entry entitlement to third level Institutions for students granted an exemption from Irish in the leaving certificate. [9252/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Entry requirements for admission to third level courses are generally set down by the relevant higher education institutions. However, my Department specifies the requirements for entry to colleges of education. The entry requirements specify that all candidates, including school leavers, mature students and university graduates must have a minimum of a Grade C3 in Higher Level in Irish in the Leaving Certificate or an approved equivalent. The relevant courses are the Bachelor of Education degree course and the Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary Teaching).