This instrument amends the Student Support Regulations 2025 by updating Schedule 2 entries for approved institutions and course years, and it comes into operation on 6 March 2025.
S.I. No. 438/2025 - Student Support (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Download PDF Ãoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 30 th September, 2025. 14 and 14A of the Student Support Act 2011 S.I. No. 451 of 2020 ), and the Public Expenditure and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2023 ( S.I. No. 19 of 2023 )), with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, hereby make the following Regulations:- 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Student Support (Amendment) Regulations 2025. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 6th March 2025. 3. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Student Support Regulations 2025 ( S.I. No. 71 of 2025 ). 4. Part B of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the entry “Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland” the following entry: “Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland In respect of the following undergraduate courses: — MB, BCh, BAO (LRCP, SI) [5 years] — MB, BCh, BAO (LRCP, SI) [6 years] — BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy [4 years] — BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy [4 years] — BSc (Hons) in Advanced Therapeutic Technologies [4 years] — Bachelor of Dental Surgery [5 years] In respect of the following postgraduate courses: — Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) [4 years] — Medical Doctorate (MD) [2 years] — Master of Pharmacy (M Pharm) [1 year] — MSc in Technologies and Analytics in Precision Medicine [1 year] — MSc Physician Associate Studies [2 years] — Master of Surgery (by Module) [1 year]” 5. Part C of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the entry for “LIMERICK” the following entry: O’Fiach College In respect of year 1 of the following course: — BSc (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing” 6. Part C of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the entry for “MEATH” the following entry: Monaghan Institute In respect of year 1 of the following course: — BSc (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing” 7. Part C of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the entry for “Dungarvan College” the following entry: “Waterford College of Further Education In respect of year 1 of the following course — BSc (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing” 8. Part D of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the entry for “Atlantic Technological University” the following entry: “Dundalk Institute of Technology In respect of years 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the following course: — BSc (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing” 9. Part D of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the entry “South East Technological University” the following entry: “South East Technological University In respect of years 2 and 3 of the following courses: — BBs in Tourism and Hospitality Services — BSc in Applied Health Care — Bachelor of Business In respect of years 2, 3, and 4 of the following courses: — BSc (Hons) in Public Health and Health Promotion — Bachelor of Business (Hons) — BSc (Hons) in Software Development — BSc (Hons) in Information Technology Management In respect of years 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the following course: — BSc (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing” The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, 23 September, 2025. JACK CHAMBERS, Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 27 September, 2025. JAMES LAWLESS, EXPLANATORY NOTE This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation. These Regulations are an amendment to the existing principal Regulations ( S.I. No. 71 of 2025 ) which prescribe “approved institutions” and other matters for the purposes of the Student Support Act 2011 . These Regulations may be cited as the Student Support (Amendment) Regulations 2025.