Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
950. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the assistance that her Department can provide in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) whereby colleges in Scotland and England will not honour offers of placement in first year of the 2022/2023 academic year due to the delayed Leaving Certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43627/22]
View answerFor students applying to universities abroad, in particular the EU and the UK, there were some instances where these universities were seeking to have results much earlier than the Leaving Certificate 2022 results date of 2 September. I wrote to my counterparts across Europe in July asking for their assistance in ensuring students were facilitated, and my Department also engaged directly with universities in relation to students who were in contact looking for assistance.
I understand that the person in question did contact my Department in relation to the University of Glasgow and the University of Bristol and I am pleased to say that following intervention from my Department, both universities agreed to extend their deadline past 31 August.
The person in question has recently informed my Department that both universities had been in touch confirming the extension of their deadline past 31 August.
