Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of international students that are registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau and Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in tabular format; the percentage of these students that attend English language colleges, further education colleges and higher education colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24167/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There are some difficulties in precise classification as some institutions may offer courses of more than one type. However, based on an analysis by the immigration authorities of the computerised records, the table provides the information sought by the Deputy as at 11 March 2010. It should be noted that international students who are required to register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau are non-EEA students whose course of study exceeds 3 months. These represent a minority of those coming to Ireland to study. By far the largest cohort of international students comprises EEA nationals engaged in language courses. These are not included in the figures as such persons do not have to register with the immigration authorities.