Written answers
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Department of Education and Skills
Nursing Education
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree and training programmes available for those wishing to qualify as palliative care nurses; where such courses are offered and the number of places available, by awarding institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2816/16]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
2014/2015 Enrolments, Palliative Care Courses by Institute
| Full-time | Full-time Total | Part-time | Part-time Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISCED Discipline | Programme Type | Institute | Course Name | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | ||
| (0913) Nursing and midwifery | Masters Taught (Postgraduate) | Trinity College Dublin | Palliative Care | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||
| University College Dublin | MSc Palliative Care CP PT | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| University of Limerick | Nursing (Palliative Care) | 17 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| University College Cork | MSc (End of Life Ethics) | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Masters Taught (Postgraduate) Total | 17 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 23 | |||
| Postgraduate Certificate | Dundalk IT | Certificate in Contemporary Palliative Care Practice (January Intake) | 9 | 9 | |||||
| University College Dublin | Grad Cert Palliative Care PT | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Postgraduate Certificate Total | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| Postgraduate Diploma | National University of Ireland, Galway | Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Palliative Care) | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Palliative Care) part-time | 13 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
| University College Dublin | Grad Dip Palliative Care CP FT | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Postgraduate Diploma Total | 23 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 17 | ||||
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