Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2021
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who had the points for entry to high-demand courses such as veterinary science or medicine but who lost out on the lottery and received another offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49826/21]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department.
The CAO process applications for undergraduate courses on behalf of the Higher Education Institutions. Decisions on admissions are made by the HEIs who then instruct the CAO to make offers to successful candidates. Neither I nor my Department have a role in the operation of the CAO, and information on offers is held solely by the CAO and the HEIs.
