Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2014
221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places that are allocated to FETAC level 5 students for nursing each year; and the criteria necessary to be allocated a college place to study nursing. [16567/14]
View answerInformation regarding the number of places that are allocated to Fetac level 5 students for nursing each year has been provided by the Higher Education Authority, and is available in the link below.
As regards the question concerning the criteria necessary to be allocated a college place to study nursing, Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Act 2006. The management of their academic affairs, including admissions criteria for studying nursing, are therefore matters for the individual institutions concerned. Higher education institutions vary in their criteria regarding their admissions policies and procedures.
