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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans, if any, to allow graduate entry medicine programmes to become eligible for SUSI student grant support where students meet the income threshold; if he will indicate a timeframe for same, and in circumstances where students currently undertaking GEM programmes had not previously availed of the SUSI grant and meet the income threshold...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...;500 in the next academic year. It is not a once-off measure. This has already been put into the budgetary figures. There is also a double payment for those receiving Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants. Significant supports are being made available to students this year. There is an issue with student accommodation. I said this, and in recent days, the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cost of Living Issues (5 Oct 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...fee by €1,000 for undergrads and 1/3 for Apprentices; €1,000 increase to post-graduates tuition fee contribution grant 1,000 (1/3 for apprentices) 106 Q4 2022 c.96k undergrads, 2.4k post grads in receipt of SUSI and circa 10k apprentices Double payments to those eligible for SUSI maintenance grants and once off payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The student grant scheme is a statutory based scheme administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). To qualify for student supports under the scheme, students must be attending an ‘approved course’ at an ‘approved institution’. The definition of an approved institution is set out in Section 7 of the Student Support Act 2011 and Regulation 3 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if postgraduate students who are not in receipt of a SUSI grant can avail of a €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget 2023 (4 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael McGrath: ...contribution fee by €1,000 for undergraduates and one third for apprentices, a €1,000 increase to the postgraduate tuition fee contribution grant, double payments to those eligible for Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, maintenance grants, a once-off payment of €500 for Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, and Irish Research Council, IRC, PhD researchers, €8...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Staff (4 Oct 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...the 50% reduction for young people, eliminating inpatient hospital charges across the healthcare system, reducing education costs at primary level, and increasing Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants at third level. The Deputy is right about much of this coming back to housing. That is why we are focused on delivering on the house-building programme. Was it the Deputy's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...level, we have launched Funding the Future - a landmark policy on the future of higher education. We are also addressing cost as a barrier to higher education, including changes to the student contribution and enhancements to the SUSI grant. Since 2019, five technological universities have been established and since last year, as part of CAO reform, apprenticeships have been included...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...cost is the big problem for students. This year the Ministers, Deputy Harris and Michael McGrath, brought in a range of measures in the budget to support students, not least the reduction of fees by €1,000. The SUSI grant of €17.4 million will allow a once-off extra payment, equivalent to one month's maintenance, to be made to all student maintenance grant recipients by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2023 (4 Oct 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...benefit payment, - a once off reduction in the student contribution fee by €1,000 for undergrads and 1/3 for Apprentices; €1,000 increase to post-graduates tuition fee contribution grant. - a double payment to those eligible for SUSI maintenance grants and once off payment of €500 for SFI and IRC PhD researchers, - €8 million for the Student Assistance fund, and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (4 Oct 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...payment, - a once off reduction in the student contribution fee by €1,000 for undergrads and 1/3 for Apprentices; €1,000 increase to post-graduates tuition fee contribution grant. - a double payments to those eligible for SUSI maintenance grants and once off payment of €500 for SFI and IRC PhD researchers, - €8 million for the Student Assistance fund, and -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...rate of Student Grant and is an income disregard if it is being paid to the applicant. I am not familiar with the particulars of this case however, students can determine their eligibility at susi.ie/eligibility/income/. The student may also wish to discuss his eligibility for SUSI assistance by calling the SUSI Support Desk on 0818 888 777. As outlined above, a very important...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...Free Fees schemes the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate higher education students with students paying the student contribution. Undergraduate students eligible for SUSI supports have this contribution paid, in part of in full, on their behalf under my Departments Student Grant Scheme. The once off €1,000 support relates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...first time or are progressing to study at a higher level. 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. With regard to the specific application, I have been advised by my officials that the student in question submitted an application to SUSI on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...to be paid by the end of 2022. Full time PhD student funded through an award by IRC or SFI will receive a once off increase in their stipend of €500. Students can determine their eligibility for the Grant at susi.ie/eligibility/income/. This provides grant assistance to students pursuing an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI. The Student Grant Scheme supports eligible postgraduate students with the cost of attending higher education. Apart from the student grant a number of supports are available to assist postgraduate research students in their studies. This includes a range of grants from research...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...Free Fees schemes the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate higher education students with students paying the student contribution. Undergraduate students eligible for SUSI supports have this contribution paid, in part of in full, on their behalf under my Departments Student Grant Scheme. The once off €1,000 support relates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...or SFI award. - a €500 increase to the stipend baseline in 2023 for PhD students who receive an IRC or SFI award. PhD students recipients may also, in certain circumstances, qualify for support from SUSI. I should add that I am considering commencing a review of current PhD training provision, including supports for students such as stipends. I have asked my Department to set out a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: 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. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in his/her case, an appeal may be submitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...to students undertaking study in other jurisdictions. The main support available to assist students with the cost of higher education is the Student Grant Scheme. The Student Grant Scheme, administered by SUSI, provides grant assistance to students pursuing an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to...