Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average annual cost of studying part-time at 'undergraduate and postgraduate level in public institutes of higher education; the total number of part-time undergraduate and postgraduate students in public institutes of higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21354/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The number of part-time students enrolled in HEA-funded institutions available is shown in the table below. This data is taken from the HEA's student records system (SRS), and shows the three most recent years available. 

Neither my Department nor the HEA compile part-time undergraduate and post-graduate fee information. Part-time or flexible students can fall under a number of categories such as part-time students on traditional on-campus full-time programmes, blended learning, evening/weekend on-campus students, or online students. Part-time students can take a wide range of credits and may pay per credit and there is, therefore, no average cost for part-time courses.