Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if fees (details supplied) are substantially less than the annual cost of training a medical student; and if so, the way in which the balance of this cost is paid for. [37642/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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It is estimated that the average cost per annum to the State of a medical student is c. €11,000. This takes into account State grant and tuition fee funding paid by the State (where appropriate). It excludes the Student Contribution of €3,000 which is paid by the student, or paid on behalf of the student in cases where the student qualifies for assistance under my Department’s Student Grant Scheme.

In the case of students who qualify for entry to the Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programme and who are liable for the cost of their tuition fees as they already hold an undergraduate qualification, the State pays a grant per student of €9,500 with the balance payable by the student.