Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 September 2020
541. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a review can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23709/20]
View answerHigher Education Institutions (HEIs) are academically independent and have the right to determine the procedures and criteria for the selection and admission of students. The CAO process applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on behalf of the higher education institutions.
Admissions under the alternative routes and schemes, including places for applications under further to higher education access routes are also regulated by the institutions themselves and not by my Department. Each higher education institution determines its own admission policy, the number of places they reserve for these routes and the allocation of those places. Further information on applicants presenting QQI FET/FETAC awards for higher education entry purposes can be found on the CAO’s website at the following link: https://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=scoring&s=fetac
Any requests in relation to a specific application should be directed to each of the individual HEIs that were applied to, as neither I nor my Department have a role in this matter.
