Third Level Admissions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 January 2021

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Questions (592)

Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

592. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional third-level places at undergraduate and postgraduate level that have been added since the Department of Education published the Projection of Demand for Full-Time Third-Level Education 2018 – 2040 in November 2018; the breakdown based on Irish, EU, international non-EU and postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3923/21]

Written answers

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

The latest year for which finalised enrolment figures are available is the 2018/2019 academic year. Enrolments for 2018, along with enrolments for 2017 which were used as the baseline for the Projections of Demand for Full-Time Third-Level Education are attached. These figures are taken from the statistics section of the HEA's website: https://hea.ie/statistics/

Finalised Enrolments

Question No. 593 answered with Question No. 591.