Third Level Education
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-08
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Rose Conway-Walsh (SF), Mayo

-----the in-demand courses or the stress of leaving certificate students. That needs to be faced up to. It is important that we admit that the skill needs in our society are not being met in a number of vital areas, particularly healthcare and construction. There is a shortage of dentists, nurses, mental health professionals, as well as quantity surveyors, engineers, architects and many others. There is demand from students and a need from society. We need to join the dots here. A clear example of this is that the number of undergraduate medical places has essentially not increased in the past ten years.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-08