Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 October 2004
359 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will accept that in the interests of equality of access for all Irish students that Trinity College waiver their new admissions criteria for the academic year 2005 to allow schools in Northern Ireland to organise their teaching calendar to meet the college’s new requirement. [26637/04]
View answerIssues surrounding the development of admissions criteria for entry to courses at Trinity College are a matter for that university, in line with the Universities Act 1997. I have no plans to intervene in such matters. In this case, the university has been in contact with all second level schools in Northern Ireland and has provided advance notification of the relevant changes prior to the commencement of the A-level cycle of the first students affected. The university has given undertakings that any anomalous cases arising will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
