Third Level Education

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Questions (498)

Alan Farrell

Question:

498. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of course places available in third-level institutions for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and clinical psychology in the 2022 enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5916/22]

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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

My Department's primary source of statistics is the HEA's Student Records System (SRS) which records enrolments of students, rather than planned places. First year enrolment data for occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level is available in the following table. The data is for the 2020/21 academic year, the latest available.

Institution	Level	Course	Enrolments
NUI Galway	Undergraduate	Occupational Therapy	29
Trinity College Dublin	Undergraduate	Occupational Therapy	42
University College Cork	Undergraduate	Occupational Therapy	26
NUI Galway	Undergraduate	Speech and Language Therapy	24
Trinity College Dublin	Undergraduate	Speech and Language Therapy	35
University College Cork	Undergraduate	Speech and Language Therapy	29
University of Limerick	Postgraduate	Occupational Therapy	31
University of Limerick	Postgraduate	Speech and Language Therapy	28

Clinical psychology is a specialisation of psychology. and training as a clinical psychologist requires qualified psychologist to complete a doctorate. Five universities - NUIG, TCD, UCC, UCD and UL - currently offer a D.Clin.Psych in conjunction with the HSE, and the intake in the programme can vary.