Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the higher education access route scheme; if it filled all the reserved places; the average number of places, by course; the average number of points below the standard points level at which an applicant has been granted access to a course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15237/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) scheme is a third-level admissions scheme operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department.

Admissions under the HEAR scheme are regulated by the higher education institutions themselves. Each institution determines its own admission policy in relation to HEAR, the number of places they reserve for HEAR, and the allocation of those places.

My Department or the Higher Education Authority does not collate data on the HEAR scheme at either institutional or aggregate level.

Any requests for further information on the HEAR scheme can be directed to the Irish Universities Association, who coordinate the HEAR scheme for participating higher education institutions.

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the disability access route to education scheme for students with disabilities; if it filled all the reserved places with eligible applicants; the average number of places per course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15238/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third-level admissions scheme for students with a disability.

The DARE scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions under the DARE scheme are regulated by the institutions themselves. Each higher education institution determines its own admission policy in relation to DARE, the number of places they reserve for DARE, and the allocation of those places.

My Department, or the Higher Education Authority, does not collate data on DARE at either the aggregate or institutional level.

Any requests for more detailed information about DARE should be directed to the Irish Universities Association (IUA) who coordinate the DARE scheme for participating institutions.