Written answers
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Department of Education and Science
Mature Students
9:00 pm
Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [37813/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table. The table outlines the number of undergraduate new entrants at full and part-time to higher education institutions in the years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009.
| Year | Full-Time25-55 | % of total Full-TimeNew Entrants | Part-Time25-55 | % of total Part-TimeNew Entrants |
| 2007/2008 | 3,200 | 8.6% | 3,071 | 71.1% |
| 2008/2009 | 3,793 | 9.3% | 3,322 | 74.5% |
Source: HEA Student Record System
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