Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As requested by the Deputy, I am providing a breakdown, in tabular form, of the 2,622 third level students on a county basis who have been awarded a maintenance grant and are now due to be paid by Student Universal Support Ireland. Some 1,148 post-leaving certificate course students are also due to be paid. The majority of these students awaiting payment will be paid within the next two weeks, depending on their submission of bank account details.

As at 18 January 2013, Student Universal Support Ireland has received some 4,042 appeals. Of these, decisions have been made in 2,665 cases and have yet to be made in the remaining 1,377. I understand staff have been reassigned to the processing of appeals to ensure students receive decisions in a timely manner.

Higher Education Students Not Yet Paid as at 18 January 2013

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