Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2026
553. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of year one speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietician, psychology and social work enrolments at each institute at undergraduate and graduate level for each year 2024 and 2025; and the number of places which will be available in these disciplines in September 2026, in tabular form. [5397/26]
View answerThe spreadsheet attached contains the student data requested by the Deputy and is the most recent available. This data was sourced from the Student Records System (SRS) of the HEA.
Significant work has taken place to increase the number of places available on Health and Social Care programmes in recent years. I am building on this additionality during 2026, in tandem with increases in available clinical placements from the HSE and the Department of Health.
My Department is leading on work to increase training places for disability therapy services, on both existing programmes and supporting the development of new programmes, to ensure a pipeline of skilled graduates to meet the health and social care needs of our essential public services.
