Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2025
913. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to examine the case, and explain the reasons, a person had their higher education access route application rejected under the grounds of criteria 4 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37203/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) Scheme is managed and operated by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) on behalf of the higher education institutions who are autonomous bodies.
Admissions under the schemes are regulated by the higher education institutions themselves.
Each institution determines its own admissions policy in relation to the schemes, the number of places they reserve and the allocation of those places, therefore it is not within the Departments remit to intervene in individual cases. Queries should be directed to the IUA.
Further information on IUA is available here www.iua.ie
Applications to the scheme are submitted to the Central Applications Office (CAO) who coordinate the scheme for participating institutions.
Any applicant deemed ineligible for HEAR is informed in writing via email and via their CAO portal. They are also informed of the Review and Appeals process, and we would encourage all applicants to avail of this process, further information can be found here www.accesscollege.ie/hear/reviews-and-appeals/
