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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Ceisteanna (1167)

David Cullinane

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1167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first-year medical enrolments for 2021-2022, by domicile group, in tabular form; the number of places that will be provided for 2022-2023; the cost of the CAO and EU entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19398/22]

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First year medical enrolments for the latest available academic year - 2020/21 - are in the table below. This data is taken from the HEA's Student Records System (SRS). Please note that first year enrolments do not capture all new entrants to medicine, as in some circumstances new students progress directly to second year, and these students cannot be differentiated from other second year students on the SRS.

Domicile

First Year Students

Ireland

721

Northern Ireland

8

Great Britain

12

(Other) EU

13

Non-EU

649

Total

1403

My officials are engaging on an ongoing basis with the medical schools and the Department of Health on creating a significant number of additional places for EU students in the medical schools for 2022 and beyond. 

At present, the medical schools receive €12,500 per year in respect of pre-Fottrell undergraduate places and €18,077 per year in respect of Fottrell undergraduate places. The undergraduate figures are inclusive of the €3,000 student contribution and €5,900 free fees.

The fees of participating CAO/EU students in Graduate Entry Medicine are partly subsidised by the State via the Higher Education Authority (HEA). In the academic year 20/21 the state contribution was €11,524 per student with the balance of the fees - approximately €15,000 payable by the student.

The ongoing discussions about increasing places are also intended to address funding levels for medical education, with the aim of bringing funding in line with the cost of provision.

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