Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 April 2021
268. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of social care students enrolled in each year of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17731/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached spreadsheet. The data given is from the 2019/20 academic year, the latest available.
The data on the year of study is taken as given by the Higher Education Institutions in their statistical returns to the HEA. In some instances HEIs categorise postgraduate students as being in their fifth or sixth year of study, while in other cases theses students may be categorised as being first or second year students. I have met with Tusla in recent months about how we can increase the number of social care places in our higher education institutions.
