Written answers
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Department of Education and Skills
Third Level Admissions
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined the cases of the students who earned a place on their chosen college course, when their papers were re-evaluated, but have been told it will not be available until next year; and if he will assess whether, for at least some of those students, it would be possible for the college to accommodate them without too much disruption. [44754/23]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
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 admission decisions. I have no role or remit in this regard
If a student receives an upgrade and the revised result places them higher on the order-of-merit list than the last person who received an offer, then the Higher Education Institution will instruct CAO to either offer a place to begin immediately or offer a place deferred to the next year. The decision is made by the Admissions Office of the relevant Higher Education institution.
It is my understanding that in a small number of cases, an offer of a deferred place may be necessary due to capacity issues in relation to class sizes, clinical placements or laboratory space, among other issues. However such measures will only be taken when all other options have been exhausted, and those involved remain committed to ensuring that every possible effort is made to facilitate students in taking up a place that their upgraded results would have gained them.
No comments