Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that are being made for leaving certificate students who have been offered places in the United Kingdom and overseas institutions provided they meet the required school results, given the 2 September 2022 results date (details supplied). [34689/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Officials in my Department have been working closely on this issue with their colleagues in the Department of Education and the Department of Foreign Affairs, and liaising with administrations in the countries of interest to Irish students. This work has been informed by the experience of the 2021 Leaving Certificate.

The main countries of interest for Leaving Certificate students who wish to study abroad are the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Denmark. At this stage, all Irish Leaving Certificate students who have applied to study in the UK would have a conditional offer from one or more UK Higher Education Institution (HEI). It is conditional on the confirmation of the applicant’s LC results, which will issue on 2nd September.

With respect to the UK, the UCAS deadline for acceptance of conditional offers is 7th September. I understand that Minister Foley will be writing to her European counterparts requesting that they exercise flexibility in respect of Irish Leaving Certificate pupils. My Department will continue to monitor to situation to ensure that we do all we can to support students and their families, including where specific issues arise.