Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
610. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown between home and EU student within the 708 quota each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/21]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached table. In each of the relevant years Irish students comprised more than 90% of EU students registered on medicine courses.
First Year Medicine Students by Domicile, 2016-2019
|
Domicile Group |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
|
Ireland |
673 |
666 |
664 |
693 |
|
Great Britain |
34 |
30 |
37 |
18 |
|
Northern Ireland |
11 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
|
Other EU |
16 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
|
EU Total |
734 |
719 |
721 |
733 |
|
Non-EU |
517 |
579 |
598 |
620 |
|
Grand Total |
1251 |
1298 |
1319 |
1353 |
Note: These figures include all first years, and therefore will include students who deferred or are repeating a year
