Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1161. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if CAO applications for 2022 and beyond will seamlessly facilitate students whose names may be presented in Irish even if names are presented in English in other State systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1311/22]
View answerThe Central Applications Office (CAO) is a not-for-profit company created by the Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It processes applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on the behalf of HEIs. Decisions on admissions are made by the HEIs who then instruct the CAO to make offers to successful candidates. My Department does not have a role in the operation of the CAO, and queries on how the CAO system operates can be best answered by the organisation itself. The CAO can be contacted via the portal on its website www.cao.ie.
