Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
582. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who sat the leaving certificate in 2021 who have applied to the 2022 CAO. [4441/22]
View answerThe Central Applications Office (CAO) is a not-for-profit company created by the Irish higher education institutions, who have delegated to the CAO the task of centrally processing Irish and EU applications for their undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses. The higher education institutions retain decision-making powers in relation to admissions, and 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 applications is held by the CAO and the higher education institutions.
The CAO online application facility for the 2022 academic year opened in November 2021, and there is an initial closing date for applications of February 1st. Provisional data on applicants will be available from the CAO after this, although final data on applications will not be available until the Change of Mind window closes in July.
