Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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1271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that his Department is taking to ensure that students in Northern Ireland retain their access to the Erasmus programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30449/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, officials of my Department have been engaged with higher education institutions in Northern Ireland to facilitate continue access participation in the Erasmus+ programme on the basis of their temporary registration at Irish higher education institutions.

It was planned to put the scheme in place from September 2022, but my Department was advised by the Northern Ireland Universities that their participation in the Erasmus programme was further extended to May 2023, arising from the impact of the Covid -19 pandemic.

Planning work involving institutions, North and South, will once again commence later this year with a view to its introduction in September 2023.