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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine Generally speaking, a grant will not be paid to a student for a repeat period of study on the same course, or for a different course at the same level, irrespective of whether or not a grant was paid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...while they await a final decision on their application. DFHERIS has overall responsibility for the operation of the Scheme and the Scheme is administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) on their behalf. There is no requirement for International Protection applicants to apply for a labour market access permission from the Department of Justice to access third level education.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Year - 2021/22 2022/23 Students 2,305 2,765 Irish students who choose to study a full-time undergraduate course in Northern Ireland can apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for a maintenance grant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Student Grant Scheme. The Student Grant Scheme does not extend to Post-Leaving Certificate courses pursued outside...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1960.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the income that is assessed in the case of an applicant who may apply for SUSI grant funding whose parents are deceased and who is in the care of a guardian; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33990/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 1963.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a Susi grant application for a person (details supplied) will be re-examined.[34080/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Brian Stanley: 1969.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the means test for SUSI grants, in order that essential outgoings such as health insurance and mortgages are taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (9 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Murphy: 1977.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the flaw in the SUSI requirements which potentially excludes those who rent a room under the rent-a-room scheme of being able to prove their ‘independent residence’; and if he intends to address this by changing the documents accepted as proof of independent residence.[34739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul McAuliffe: 1980.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of SUSI grants and for a comparison with 2019, in tabular form.[34783/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 2002.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the income assessments for SUSI will be reviewed (details supplied); the measures the Government will take to help with the accommodation crisis for college students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35420/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...scheme. My Department does not fund the HEAR scheme. Officials from my Department have made contact the IUA, and I am advised that the income threshold is currently being revised to align with the SUSI Band 1 income threshold. These changes will be considered this year and become operational for applications in the 2026 admissions cycle. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Patrick O'Donovan: ...the previous calendar year can be deducted from reckonable income. The data which the deputy is requesting for the 2024/25 academic year is currently not available. However, the most recent data available show that SUSI have received 262 applications. The current average processing time for part-time applications is 2 weeks. My Department, is committed to monitoring and evaluating the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 Jul 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...permanent student contribution grant of €500 was introduced. This new student contribution grant is available for eligible students whose families have incomes between €62,000 and €100,000. Higher SUSI supports are available for students whose family income is below €62,000. In advance of Budget 2025, I will be publishing an options paper which will set out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (23 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Claire Kerrane: 2591.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a disregard of student income from part-time employment in the overall household reckonable income assessment for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30950/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (23 Jul 2024)

Robert Troy: 2597.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will urgently re-examine the qualifying criteria for SUSI support given the high cost-of-living issues being experienced by families; and if he will urgently increase the thresholds to ensure families receive the required support. [31072/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (23 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Mairéad Farrell: 2607.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an outcome will be reviewed for a SUSI application by a mature student (details supplied); if there are additional support for mature students who lose income from work when returning to education who are not eligible for BTEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31662/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (23 Jul 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: .... If an individual applicant considers that they have been unjustly refused a student grant, or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct one, they may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by an appeals officer in SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in their case,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (23 Jul 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: SUSI’s dedicated Oireachtas Helpdesk gives public representatives direct access to SUSI for applicant queries. For SUSI to respond effectively to a query from a public representative on an individual application in a manner that is fully compliant with SUSI’s Data Protection Statement and that meets SUSI’s duties as a data controller, SUSI must be satisfied that all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (23 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: 2613.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the additional part-time courses which will be eligible for SUSI support in the 2024-2025 academic year. [32473/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (23 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Marian Harkin: 2616.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a SUSI grant will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick O'Donovan: ...paying the student contribution of €3,000 per annum. The State pays the student contribution (in full or part) on behalf of students who qualify under the student grant scheme administered by SUSI. The data to allow for estimating the cost of removing the €3,000 contribution in full for 2024/25 is not yet available. However, it is anticipated that the estimated costs of...