Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2016
178. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who got the necessary points for a higher education place following a recheck, but got the information too late to take the place and has therefore deferred it, can retain the option of the place while also making a new application to the Central Applications Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14171/16]
View answerThe responsibility for managing access to third level places rests with the Central Applications Office (CAO) and the third level institutions generally. The higher education institutions have delegated to the CAO the task of processing applications to their first year undergraduate courses. However, the participating institutions retain the function of making decisions on admissions. Neither my Department nor the Higher Education Authority has any role to play in relation to the operation of the CAO or the admissions policies of third level institutions.
Any question on individual cases should be addressed directly to the higher education institution's admissions office or to the CAO itself. Details for contacting the CAO are available at: http://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=contact.
