Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to assist a student who appears to be eligible for HEAR but has been refused it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) Scheme is managed and operated by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) on behalf of the higher education institutions who are autonomous bodies.

Admissions under the scheme are regulated by the higher education institutions themselves.

Each institution determines its own admissions policy in relation to the schemes, the number of places they reserve and the allocation of those places, therefore it is not within my Departments remit to intervene in individual cases.

Queries should be directed to the IUA. Further information on IUA is available here: www.iua.ie

Alternatively, the student concerned can contact the access office of the Institution the student wishes to attend.

Applications to the schemes are submitted to the Central Applications Office (CAO) who coordinate the schemes for participating institutions.

Any applicant made ineligible for HEAR is informed in writing via email and via their CAO portal. They are also informed of the Review and Appeals process, and I would encourage all applicants to avail of this process, further information can be found here: .ie/hear/appeals-and-reviews/

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.