Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 October 2023
724. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address matters raised (details supplied) regarding students from the North wishing to study in universities in the South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42688/23]
View answerI recently have written to the Irish Universities Association regarding the matters raised by the Deputy. As she will appreciate, decisions regarding acceptance are a matter for each institution.
For this reason, I welcome the establishment of an expert working group, under the auspices of Universities Ireland (chaired by Professor Pól Ó Dochairtaigh, Deputy President and Registrar, University of Galway) to examine the question of equivalencies for A levels. I have a keen interest in the outcomes of this working group, and officials from my Department are available to support the work of this group if required.
