Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 May 2021
144. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places for home and EU students on graduate entry medicine programmes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23411/21]
View answerThe current quota for EU entrants (including Irish entrants) to medicine stands at 708, divided between undergraduate entry (468) and graduate entry (240). This quota was established as a recommendation of the Report of the Working Group on Undergraduate Medical Education and Training, also known as the Fottrell Report. Irish students typically comprise 90% of EU entrants into medicine courses.
