Written answers

Wednesday, 8 December 2021

Department of Education and Skills

Third Level Education

Photo of Neale RichmondNeale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish students studying for their undergraduate degree in European universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of countries they are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60596/21]

Photo of Neale RichmondNeale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish students studying for their postgraduate degree in European universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of countries they are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60597/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together.

The information requested by the Deputy on Irish students studying for undergraduate or postgraduate degrees in European Universities is not collated by my Department.

Photo of Neale RichmondNeale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish students on Erasmus or exchange in European universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of countries they are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60598/21]

Photo of Neale RichmondNeale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of European students on Erasmus or exchange in Irish universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of countries they are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60601/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 103 together.

I refer the Deputy to the attached data collated by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) (The National Agency for Erasmus for higher education mobilities) on a) the number of European students on Erasmus or exchange and b) the number of Irish students on Erasmus or exchange in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021.

In addition, to the top four Erasmus + destinations in the attached chart we are seeing a growing number of Irish students going to the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg and Czech Republic.

It should be noted that the HEA does not have mobility figures for 2021 yet as the European Commission have not launched the relevant IT tool that allows the HEA to drawdown this data. This is expected to launch in January 2022.

Photo of Neale RichmondNeale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of European students studying for their undergraduate degree in Irish universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of countries they are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60599/21]

Photo of Neale RichmondNeale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of European students studying for their postgraduate degree in Irish universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of countries they are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60600/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together.

The details sought by the Deputy are attached.

It details the number of European students studying for their post-graduate and their undergraduate degrees in Irish universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, along with the domicile of origin.

The analysis confined to full-time enrolments only.

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