Coordinating college entry through the CAO
Quill asked how the Minister would coordinate admissions so students were not excluded from options at colleges outside the CAO system, particularly regional colleges. O’Rourke said the task force was examining simplified entry procedures and expected to report by the end of June.
In relation to Priority Question No. 47, what steps does the Minister propose to take to co-ordinate entry to third level colleges to eliminate the present position whereby some students are precluded from options because all college entrants are not covered by a central CAO system?
Comment on this
Perhaps Deputy Quill was not present when I answered that question in reply to Deputy De Rossa and Deputy Hussey about ten minutes ago.
Comment on this
I said in my earlier answer that the task force in my Department, set up by the previous Minister, are at present investigating the matter of simplification of entry to third level colleges. I also said I expected the task force would report their findings by the end of June and that I regarded that as stage 1. We then went on to deal with Deputy De Rossa's later question.