Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2017
214. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ACELS-MEI schools that were inspected by staff from the Department of Justice and Equality and his Department during the ILEP application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3018/17]
View answerThe Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) is a list of education programmes considered to justify the granting of permission to students to live and work in Ireland. The ILEP is operated and maintained by the Department of Justice and Equality. The first full iteration of the ILEP was published by that Department on 20th January 2016 and the ILEP continues to be updated at regular intervals.
As part of the ILEP process, 16 English language providers were inspected in 2015. Of these, 9 providers held recognition from ACELS (Accreditation and Coordination of English Language Services) and MEI (Marketing English in Ireland).
In 2016 10 providers were inspected, 6 of which were ACELS/MEI recognised schools.
Providers continue to be subject to unannounced inspections, spot checks and other monitoring of compliance as part of the ILEP process.
