Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether colleges should increase the use of entrance examinations in 2022 for entry for students who have achieved the general requirements for matriculation but who have not attained the required grade in specific subjects, such as leaving certificate mathematics; if the matter has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6384/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Higher Education Institutions are autonomous within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006and the Technological Universties Act 2018. As such they are entitled to regulate their own administrative and academic affairs, including in relation to minimum entry requirements.

I am aware that some higher education institution hold "second chance" mathematics exams for students who do not attain the required mathematics grade in their Leaving Certificate. The holding of these exams is solely at the discretion of the institutions in question, and it is not for me to determine the entry requirements for any higher education institution.