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Maeve O'Connell Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
896. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projected increase of student enrolments over the next five years; and the anticipated additional funding that will be required to meet this demand. [71735/26]
Paul Lawless Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
912. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Irish citizens, excluding other EU, UK and Northern Ireland students, enrolled in first year medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy and veterinary medicine programmes in each higher education institution in each academic year from 2021-2022 to 2025-2026; and if he will make a statement on…
Séamus McGrath Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
433. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider the points raised (details supplied) in relation to the DARE scheme. [66139/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
114. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given student numbers are projected to rise significantly over the next decade increasing by up to 19% from current levels his plans to prepare for this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50205/26]
Carol Nolan Written 26 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1507. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places in third-level courses allocated to international students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38973/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
392. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional pharmacy training places that will be made available at Trinity College Dublin as a result of the Government's €28.5 million investment into healthcare education announced recently during the debate in Dáil Éireann on cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38607/2…
Paul Lawless Written 14 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
787. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of undergraduate places available in each university dental school for each of the years 2021 to 2025; the number of those places allocated to Irish, EU and non-EU students, respectively, in each of those years; the fee charged to each category of student in each of those years; and if he will mak…
Paul Lawless Written 14 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
788. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of undergraduate places available in each university pharmacy school for each of the years 2021 to 2025; the number of those places allocated to Irish, EU and non-EU students, respectively, in each of those years; the fee charged to each category of student in each of those years; and if he will m…
Paul Lawless Written 14 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
791. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has assessed the cumulative impact of non-EU student intake across undergraduate medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, veterinary medicine programmes on the supply of these professionals in Ireland; if he has examined whether the allocation of places to higher-fee-paying non-EU students in cont…
Matt Carthy Oral 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
158. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum leaving certificate points did not guarantee admission due to demand; if he will list the courses where this applied alongside the number of places available through the CAO for these courses; the number of places available …
Colm Burke Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
240. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action that will be taken to increase the percentage of places available on the dental training course in UCC given that less than half are currently occupied by Irish students, that there is a need for more dentists to reduce public waiting list in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement on…
Matt Carthy Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum Leaving Certificate points did not guarantee admission due to demand; if he will list the courses where this applied alongside the number of places available through the CAO for these courses and the number of places availab…
Matt Carthy Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum Leaving Certificate points did not guarantee admission due to demand; if he will list the courses where this applied alongside the number of places available through the CAO for these courses; the number of places available …
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
3428. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to support non-teacher graduates in accessing PME courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26983/26]
Colm Burke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
3447. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if her Department has engaged with Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork with a view to providing additional funding to enable them to increase the number of places that would be available for Irish students who wish to study dentistry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24330/26]
Jen Cummins Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1044. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on implementing a minimum entry requirement for courses such as level 8 counselling and psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/26]
Matt Carthy Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1051. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 603 of 5 March 2026, the percentage and numbers of those studying within each discipline (in which these numbers are recorded) in higher education institutions in the State at present and in each year since 2020 who are Irish-based students, EU (other including GB) and n…
Catherine Callaghan Oral 29 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
87. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of extra college places being created in September 2026 and September 2027 to ensure adequate supply of new speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, to meet the increasing demands of the care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7277/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to access courses offered in various universities to mature students and school leavers from underrepresented backgrounds, the number of persons who have been enrolled in access courses in the State in each of the past ten years [5982/26]
Mark Wall Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
553. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of year one speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietician, psychology and social work enrolments at each institute at undergraduate and graduate level for each year 2024 and 2025; and the number of places which will be available in these disciplines in September 2026, in…
Matt Carthy Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
956. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student places each for medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and pharmaceuticals and life sciences in Irish Universities, by college, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of international students studying each of these subjects in each of these colleges in each of the …
Donna McGettigan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1139. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students which are enrolled in Dublin City University for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61439/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1140. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students which are enrolled in University of Galway for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61440/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1141. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year students enrolled in Trinity College Dublin for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61441/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
493. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first-year intake places approved by his Department in the past three academic years for undergraduate psychology-related programmes, including honours bachelor degrees in psychology, conversion courses and so on, across higher education institutions; the number of graduates for the same period…