3346. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reasons that the undergraduate psychology degree programme (PC414) at Carlow College is not currently included in the Free Fees Initiative and is not eligible for SUSI grants or funding, despite being equivalent to psychology degrees offered by other institutions that do qualify under both schemes; if he will consider the inclusion of this programme given the urgent national shortage of qualified psychologists across the education, healthcare and social care sectors, which continues to have wide-reaching impacts on service provision and public well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41664/25]

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3346. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reasons that the undergraduate psychology degree programme (PC414) at Carlow College is not currently included in the Free Fees Initiative and is not eligible for SUSI grants or funding, despite being equivalent to psychology degrees offered by other institutions that do qualify under both schemes; if he will consider the inclusion of this programme given the urgent national shortage of qualified psychologists across the education, healthcare and social care sectors, which continues to have wide-reaching impacts on service provision and public well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41664/25]

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