Third Level Education
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-19
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

That is interesting. What additionality does that new teaching block entail? I would be interested to hear about that. I am from Galway, and anytime I am in Derry I always think they are very similar cities. The benefit a strong university town can have for everybody across the city is really powerful. I therefore welcome this funding and the expansion in the form of the new teaching block. I would be interested to hear, though, exactly how that will work out and what it will entail.
I agree 100% with the Minister that it would be really good if we could work together to try to look at the student mobility issue. We know the difficulties with the differences between the CAO and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, UCAS, and schools not knowing them and not being able to explain them to their students. Then there is a massive issue now whereby people are expected to have four A-level subjects.

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Sitting date: 2023-10-19