Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 7 Dec 1993

Vol. 436 No. 7

Written Answers. - Northern Ireland Third Level Courses.

Dinny McGinley

Ceist:

248 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education the number of students from the Republic attending third level educational institutes in Northern Ireland; the colleges being attended; and the number in receipt of education maintenance grants.

Dinny McGinley

Ceist:

249 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education the number of students from the Republic attending third level courses in Northern Ireland who did not qualify for maintenance grants due to non-recognition of the course attended.

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

I am taking Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together.

In general, the detailed information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.

The following Northern Ireland colleges currently have approved courses for the purposes of student maintenance grants under my Department's third level student support system: Queen's University, Belfast; University of Ulster, Coleraine; North West College of Technology, Derry; Newry College of Further Education; Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education; St. Mary's College of Education and Stranmillis College of Education, Belfast.