Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
639. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if those students who sat the leaving certificate exams in November 2020 and receive improved grades will be offered a deferred place for their courses when results are released in the coming weeks based on the 2020 Central Applications Office, CAO, points. [1625/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is my understanding that those who opted to sit the Leaving Certificate exams in November 2020 and receive an improved CAO offer on foot of these results will receive a deferred offer to start their course in the 2021/22 academic year. Such offers are part of the 2020 application cycle, and therefore will be based on the 2020 CAO points.
The CAO process applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on the behalf of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Decisions on admissions are made by the HEIs who then instruct the CAO to make offers to successful candidates. The CAO are therefore best placed to provide answers to any queries in relation to third level offers. The CAO can be contacted through the contact form available on its website www.cao.ie
