Vol. 514 No. 3
338 Mrs. B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals, if any, he has to remove the Irish requirement for entry into university by Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4261/00]
The basic entry requirements for university courses are a matter for the individual university. In the case of the National University of Ireland, section 47 of the Universities Act, 1997, provides, inter alia, that the Senate of the National University of Ireland shall determine the basic matriculation requirements for its constituent universities but that each university can prescribe additional requirements generally or in respect of particular faculties of the university.
The constituent universities of the National University of Ireland require applicants to have passed Irish. As the Deputy will appreciate, the statutory responsibility for this requirement lies with the National University of Ireland. In this regard, I understand that the National University of Ireland has no proposal to amend the Irish requirement.
