Written answers
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Department of Education and Skills
Medical Research and Training
Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of medical students that are at present enrolled segmented in the six medical schools in Ireland for the most recent five-year period by college and gender and if the student originated in Ireland and is an overseas candidate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/22]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below, retrieved from the HEA Student Records system, including enrolment by academic year from 2017/2018 to 2021/2022, breakdown of Irish and not from Ireland enrolment and percentage of male and female students. This is inclusive of Graduate Entry Medicine students.
| HEI | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National University of Ireland, Galway | 1,074 | 1,077 | 1,083 | 1,121 | 1,099 |
| Royal College of Surgeons | 1,929 | 1,996 | 2,027 | 2,113 | 2,126 |
| Trinity College Dublin | 878 | 879 | 912 | 906 | 922 |
| University College Cork | 926 | 930 | 940 | 941 | 946 |
| University College Dublin | 1,179 | 1,198 | 1,245 | 1,333 | 1,427 |
| University of Limerick | 587 | 569 | 568 | 576 | 565 |
| Grand Total | 6,573 | 6,649 | 6,775 | 6,990 | 7,085 |
| Domiciliary (Broad) | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
| IE | 3,314 | 3,211 | 3,273 | 3,366 | 3,347 |
| Not IE | 3,259 | 3,438 | 3,502 | 3,624 | 3,738 |
| Grand Total | 6,573 | 6,649 | 6,775 | 6,990 | 7,085 |
| Gender | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
| Female | 55% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 57% |
| Male | 45% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
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