Third Level Admissions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 November 2020

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Questions (313)

Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

313. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of part-time students currently enrolled or the most current figures available; the number of part-time third level students, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/20]

Written answers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

The figures requested by the Deputy are available in the attached table. The figures given are for the 2018/2019 year, the latest available.

Part-time student enrolments by Higher Education Institution, 2018/2019

Higher Education Institution	Number of Students
TU Dublin	7736
University College Dublin	3942
IT Carlow	3682
University College Cork	3257
National University of Ireland Galway	3250
Cork IT	2728
Dublin City University	1923
IT Sligo	1839
Maynooth University	1793
Trinity College Dublin	1596
Waterford IT	1579
University of Limerick	1378
Athlone IT	1115
Limerick IT	1098
Mary Immaculate College	1088
Royal College of Surgeons	970
Galway-Mayo IT	933
Letterkenny IT	898
Dundalk IT	777
St. Angela's College Sligo	644
IT Tralee	333
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology	289
National College of Art and Design	181
Total	43029

Part-time student enrolments by domicile, 2018/2019

Domiciliary Origin	Number of Students
Carlow	653
Cavan	449
Clare	1005
Cork	5505
Donegal	1107
Dublin	11388
Galway	2870
Kerry	911
Kildare	2047
Kilkenny	886
Laois	574
Leitrim	238
Limerick	1514
Longford	314
Louth	876
Mayo	989
Meath	1444
Monaghan	327
Offaly	603
Roscommon	475
Sligo	450
Tipperary	1115
Waterford	1154
Westmeath	794
Wexford	1245
Wicklow	1287
Northern Ireland	393
Great Britain	263
Other EU	520
Non-EU	798
Other/Not Stated	835
Total	43029