Patrick Costello
Question:378. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline of the formulation of the national access plan for 2022-2026. [49411/21]
View answerTuesday, 12 October 2021
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Work on the development of the next National Access Plan (NAP) 2022 - 2026 is currently underway. The consultation process, which closed on 18th June 2021, invited all interested parties to make their views known on this matter and other matters related to access to higher education particularly for groups who are underrepresented in the higher education population. One-to-one stakeholder meetings around the specific target groups to be supported for the period of the next NAP are currently underway. Colleagues in my Department are working closely with the HEA on the development of the new Plan with the intention of publishing the plan in the coming months.