Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 July 2020
150. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions will be considered to allow Irish persons studying medicine in other EU states to continue their studies at medical schools here for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis. [17831/20]
View answerAn annual quota applies to the intake of EU students to medical education in the State. Thereafter, the number of places allocated to non-EU students is a matter for the individual Higher Education Institution (HEI) concerned with the availability of clinical placements being an important factor in this regard.
HEIs are governed by the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technologies Acts 1992 to 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018. Within the meaning of these Acts, HEIs are autonomous with regard to the management of their academic affairs and as such retain the right to determine their own procedures, criteria and processes including in relation to the selection, admission and transfer of students.
As such, my Department does not have a role in the matter raised by the Deputy.
