The Disability Access Route (D.A.R.E) to education is a college and university admissions scheme which offers places on a reduced points basis to school leavers with disabilities. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions under this programme are regulated by the institutions themselves. Further details are available at www.accesscollege.ie. I understand that UCD offered two places in undergraduate medicine under the DARE scheme in each of 2010, 2011 and 2012 academic years. UCD allows eligible applicants under DARE compete for the quota of places within a 15% reduction off the published points for the course. Due to the small number of places available in UCD they considered it inappropriate to disclose the points for the lowest scoring successful applicants as disclosing this information would be potentially giving personal information which could be identified with the individual.
The DARE Undergraduate Medicine (course code TR051) offers for Trinity College 2010 – 2012 are as follows:
2010: 3 offers under DARE. Highest points 711, lowest points 642. Minimum entry points to TR 051 = 731
2011: 6 offers under DARE. Highest points 736, lowest points 698. Minimum entry points to TR 051 = 739
2012: 7 offers under DARE. Highest points 746, lowest points 708. Minimum entry points to TR 051 = 746 The information above has been supplied to my Department by the Higher Education Authority.