Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1239. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing undergraduate medical science health and home-care assistant FETAC level 5 places by 10%, based on the full economic costing; the number of places that this would create; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/22]
View answer1261. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing QQI FETAC level 5 major award in healthcare support or pre-nursing studies places by 10%; and the number of places that this would create for healthcare assistants. [29925/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1239 and 1261 together.
SOLAS, the further education and training authority, has advised that it is currently supporting the provision of 15,892 places in health care courses in 2022 as follows:
|
Course |
Planned Beneficiaries 2022 |
|
Healthcare Support (5M4339) |
8,684 |
|
Nursing Studies (5M4349) |
3,557 |
|
Health Service Skills (5M3782) |
3,651 |
|
Total |
15,892 |
It estimates that a 10% increase in these places, to 17,481, would cost an additional €4.3m based on the current course profiles.
