Written answers

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Department of Education and Skills

Third Level Education

Photo of Thomas GouldThomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no option to study physiotherapy at undergraduate level in third-level institutions in County Cork. [6360/22]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006, and the Technological Universities Act 2018. As such they are autonomous in relation to their administrative and academic affairs, and the courses offered by any institution, and the level at which they are offered, are a matter for the individual institutions to determine.

It is my understanding that while there are no physiotherapy courses offered at undergraduate level in County Cork, a masters in physiotherapy is offered in University College Cork. My department is engaging across government on workforce planning and will respond accordingly to any issues arising around skills needs and places available within our higher and further education institutions nationwide.

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 students who availed of the Erasmus programme for the 2021-2022 academic year; the number of students in Ireland who availed of the programme; the countries that they studied in; the number of students who came to Ireland on the Erasmus programme; the countries they came from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/22]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the National Agency with responsibility for higher education Erasmus mobilities, the Higher Education Authority have advised that 2,807outbound mobilities have taken place in the 2021 calendar year. Students travelled to the following countries; Austria; Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and the UK. The majority of outbound mobilities go to France, Germany and Spain.

During the same period, there were 3,989inbound mobilities to Ireland. The students originated from the following countries; Austria; Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and the UK. The majority of inbound mobilities originate from France, Germany and Spain.

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