1663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department considers general supports such as the student assistance fund or tax relief to constitute a sufficient response to the persistent underrepresentation of disadvantaged cohorts in medical education as reported by the Higher Education Authority. [30488/25]

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1663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department considers general supports such as the student assistance fund or tax relief to constitute a sufficient response to the persistent underrepresentation of disadvantaged cohorts in medical education as reported by the Higher Education Authority. [30488/25]

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1. 10 June 2025

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   1663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department considers general supports such as the student assistance fund or tax relief to constitute a sufficient response to the persistent underrepresentation of disadvantaged cohorts in medical education as reported by the Higher Education Authority. [30488/25]

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