Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1804. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a proportion of the 200 undergraduate places for Republic of Ireland students in Northern Ireland (details supplied) are set aside for candidates with DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/23]
View answerApplicants studying in Northern Ireland are subject to the Laws that apply there; the most pertinent being the UK’s Disability Discrimination Act.
There is no Disability Access Route for students. Each application is taken on its merit. Students applying to study in Northern Ireland are advised to make any basis for reasonable adjustments known to the awarding body whose exams they are taking. The Universities manage reasonable adjustment recommendations, across both theory and practice, to support students made by the awarding body under the Disability Discrimination Act. Places are not set aside for those with a disability.
