Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Special Report No. 88 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Restructuring the Administration of Student Grants
10:00 am
Ms Jacinta Stewart:
Okay. In terms of the cost now, as opposed to what was forecast, one aspect that is very clear in terms of grants is how short the timeframe is in terms of ensuring the students get their grants. That forecast was indicative rather than based on baseline data, which we did not have. In effect, we were trying to make a judgment call on that. It has gone from a cost of €118 per application to a cost of €83 currently, so there has been a fall in the cost.