Written answer
Further and Higher Education
The HEA will award 60 GOI-IES scholarships for 2026/27; recipient origins are listed in a table, while visa information rests with Justice.
4052. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Government of Ireland scholarships granted for 2026/2027; the country of origin of all recipients; if all recipients have obtained visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61120/26]
Comment on this
The HEA will award 60 Government of Ireland – International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) scholarships for the 2026/27 academic year.
The country of origin of awardees can be found in the table below.
Table 1: Recipients by Country of Origin
My department and the HEA do not have access to the status of these students’ visa applications. This query should be directed to the Department of Justice.