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Thursday, 16 December 2021

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Data

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from Northern Ireland who are enrolled in higher education institutes or institutes of further education in Ireland; the total number of students from Ireland enrolled in higher education institutes or further education colleges in Northern Ireland for each year that data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62831/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to the following table, collated by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on the number of students enrolled in Institutions in the Republic of Ireland with a domicile in Northern Ireland. Data in respect of Northern Ireland domiciled students in Further Education Colleges is being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy in due course.

Students enrolled in Republic of Ireland with a domicile in Northern Ireland

Students enrolled in Republic of Ireland with a domicile in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland students enrolled in Republic of Ireland: 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021
Number Enrolments: 1,328 1,402 1,588 1,624

The data on Irish domiciled students enrolled in higher education institutions or further education colleges in Northern Ireland is not collated by my Department.

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