Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
521. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of medical students that are at present enrolled segmented in the six medical schools in Ireland for the most recent five-year period by college and gender and if the student originated in Ireland and is an overseas candidate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/22]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below, retrieved from the HEA Student Records system, including enrolment by academic year from 2017/2018 to 2021/2022, breakdown of Irish and not from Ireland enrolment and percentage of male and female students. This is inclusive of Graduate Entry Medicine students.
|
HEI |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
|
National University of Ireland, Galway |
1,074 |
1,077 |
1,083 |
1,121 |
1,099 |
|
Royal College of Surgeons |
1,929 |
1,996 |
2,027 |
2,113 |
2,126 |
|
Trinity College Dublin |
878 |
879 |
912 |
906 |
922 |
|
University College Cork |
926 |
930 |
940 |
941 |
946 |
|
University College Dublin |
1,179 |
1,198 |
1,245 |
1,333 |
1,427 |
|
University of Limerick |
587 |
569 |
568 |
576 |
565 |
|
Grand Total |
6,573 |
6,649 |
6,775 |
6,990 |
7,085 |
|
Domiciliary (Broad) |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
|
IE |
3,314 |
3,211 |
3,273 |
3,366 |
3,347 |
|
Not IE |
3,259 |
3,438 |
3,502 |
3,624 |
3,738 |
|
Grand Total |
6,573 |
6,649 |
6,775 |
6,990 |
7,085 |
|
Gender |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
|
Female |
55% |
56% |
56% |
57% |
57% |
|
Male |
45% |
44% |
44% |
43% |
42% |
