Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2023
731. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a case (details supplied) will urgently be reviewed within her Department considering that the private report submitted should suffice for the requirements requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32621/23]
View answerThe Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is operated by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) on behalf of the higher education institutions who set the policy criteria for the scheme. Further information on IUA is available on www.iua.ie.
Applications to the scheme are submitted to the Central Applications Office (CAO) who coordinate the scheme for participating institutions. Therefore it does not come within the remit of my Department and it is not open to my Officials to intervene in individual cases.
DARE uses a Review and Appeals process to make sure that all DARE applicants are treated fairly and the assessment procedures have been applied consistently. Further information on the Review and Appeals process is available at: accesscollege.ie/dare/review-appeals/
Any applicant made ineligible for DARE will have been informed in writing via email and via their CAO portal. They are also informed of the Review and Appeals process. An applicant may contact the CAO, www.cao.ie through the ‘contact us’ facility where the DARE coordinator will respond directly and advise appropriately.
Officials from my Department have been in contact with a member of the Applicant's family who has confirmed that an appeal has been submitted.
