Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1217. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of medical, dental, nursing and all health and social care training and undergraduate places across all courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29086/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra1262. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of undergraduate places across medical, dental, nursing, midwifery and all health and social care disciplines that will be available in 2020, 2021 and 2022 intake years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29926/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1217 and 1262 together.
The number of undergraduate new entrants and total enrolments in health and welfare courses, by subject area, is available in the table below. This data is from the 2020/21 academic year, the latest available.
|
ISCED Detailed Field of Study |
New Entrants |
Total Enrolments |
|
(0913) Nursing and midwifery |
1965 |
8117 |
|
(0912) Medicine |
1246 |
7676 |
|
(0923) Social work and counselling |
993 |
4412 |
|
(0922) Child care and youth services |
778 |
3313 |
|
(0915) Therapy and rehabilitation |
693 |
2763 |
|
(0910) Health Not Further Defined |
485 |
1869 |
|
(0914) Medical diagnostic and treatment technology |
331 |
1432 |
|
(0916) Pharmacy |
392 |
1315 |
|
(0911) Dental Studies |
171 |
714 |
|
Other |
10 |
272 |
I requested that my officials engage with the higher education sector on the creation of additional places in key areas as identified by our skills architecture. These engagements are at an advanced stage, and we hope to create places in areas of acute skills including healthcare. However it is important to create these places in a sustainable way, cognisant of the expanded facilities, lecturing expertise and clinical and other placements needed, and to do so in areas that open up continuing career opportunities for learners.
