Third Level Admissions

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]

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]

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 …

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…

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 yea…

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…

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 …

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…

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 numb…

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 …

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]

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 m…

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]

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…

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/…

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]

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 i…

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 coll…

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]

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]

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]

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…

2139. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first-year students enrolled in Maynooth University for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59126/25]

2140. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students which are enrolled in Maynooth University for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59127/25]

2141. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from DCU enrolled in Lyons Farm in Celbridge for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59128/25]