Minister gives latest on new vet school as he deems it 'utterly wrong' for so many to be studying abroad

"There is now an acceptance that we need to expand in this space."

The total number of Irish veterinary students in Poland is in or around 300, while Slovakia has attracted some students and Budapest has approximately 190 Irish veterinary students, Mr Harris said. 

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has given the latest update on the development of a new vet school in Ireland as he deemed it "utterly wrong" for so many students to be going abroad to study veterinary medicine each year. 

The Higher Education Authority is close to concluding the process of identifying where additional capacity could be built in the higher education sector in a number of key areas, including veterinary medicine, Mr Harris said.