Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level students in the direct provision system. [32432/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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All children who are non-Irish nationals and resident in Ireland, including children of asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors can access pre-school, first and second level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years.

The Education system does not track whether a child enrolling in a school is in direct provision and does not, therefore, have statistics on the number of second level students who are in direct provision.

Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in the direct provision system who have completed second level education here. [32433/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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All children who are non-Irish nationals and resident in Ireland, including children of asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors can access pre-school, first and second level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years.

The Education system does not track whether a child enrolling in a school is in direct provision and does not, therefore, have statistics on the number who have completed their second level education here.