In May, the Minister announced the establishment of the National Student and Researcher (NSR) eHelpHelpdesk, to help displaced students and researchers to explore suitable study options in the Irish education and training system for the academic year commencing in September 2022, and to explore suitable options for continuation of research activity. As of 31 October, a total of 1,067 applications were made to the Helpdesk with 355 offers made to students with 305 having accepted those offers for the 2022/23 academic year, with 85% pursuing an undergraduate and 15% pursuing a post-graduate.