Written answers
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Further and Higher Education
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to international protection applicants who wish to enter third level education in Ireland (details supplied). [28446/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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Any person seeking to continue their studies on the basis of prior learning should engage with the Admissions Team in the institutions best suited to their prior education experience.
There are two schemes in place to support students to access further and higher education that may be relevant in this case.
- Student Grant Scheme, and
- International Protection Student Scheme
I am also aware that a number of Irish Universities are responding to individual requests for support as part of the Scholars at Risk programme and University Sanctuary Programmes.
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