University places for asylum seekers ‘not even a drop in the ocean’

A number of universities across the country, including UCC, offer scholarships and stipends to asylum seekers under a ‘sanctuary university’ initiative. Picture: Denis Minihane 

A revised education support scheme for asylum seekers has been described as too narrow, with a “minuscule” number of places available at third level and no central government funding.

That is according to Angela Flynn, a member of the university of sanctuary working group at UCC and president of the Irish Federation of University Teachers.