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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (16 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ..., residency, previous academic attainment and means. 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. While a student must always be progressing in their studies to be eligible for SUSI funding, there is no requirement for those who are pursuing...

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...that we need to financially support people in how they access education. We want to encourage more people to engage in part-time education. We need to change the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant scheme so that people can access it while undertaking part-time education. My Department is examining SUSI for part-time learning, and I intend to make this a priority in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 May 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...are also exemptions from tax that apply to payments received by students including, for example, maintenance grant payments made to students in higher education under Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Also, income arising from a scholarship is exempt from income tax, USC and PRSI, where the conditions for relief in section 193 TCA are met. Further details in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...payable by free fees eligible undergraduate students. Separately I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from September 2023. For students whose families have incomes between €62,000 and €100,000, there will be a new grant of €500 towards the undergraduate student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (3 May 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Canney: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter could be investigated as a student (details supplied) is at risk of losing out on a year of SUSI grant through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...I also announced a range of further measures to enhance the scheme as part of Budget 2023. Some of these cost-of-living measures commenced in 2022. -As part of the Government's cost of living measures, every SUSI maintenance grant recipient received an additional once-off extra maintenance payment; - All higher education students who are eligible for the fees initiative benefited from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...country and contribute to the economy and provide a return to society. In further education more generally we have seen a number of measures from the Minister, Deputy Harris on college fees, SUSI grants and on-campus accommodation to try to address the very real concerns. Parallel to apprentices, one third of third-level students have said they feel serious financial pressures. This...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...in their lives. Anyone paying less for childcare this year will know that as will anyone paying less for public transport, any family that received free school books in September or anyone who received a SUSI grant he or she did not have before so we have already used the surplus to help people with the very real problems they have while still paying down the debt and setting aside money...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...social welfare expenditure can be directed towards those who need it most. My Department encourages social welfare recipients to avail of education and training. Income received from the SUSI grant is disregarded in the means test for most social welfare schemes. Additionally, any fees paid directly to the relevant educational establishment are not counted as means. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (25 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...in a meaningful way over the course of future budgets. In this regard, I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from September 2023. For students whose families have incomes between €62,000 and €100,000, there will be a new grant of €500 towards the undergraduate student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (25 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Rose Conway-Walsh: 642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider expanding eligibility for the SUSI grant scheme to part-time and online courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (25 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Rose Conway-Walsh: 643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 1% increase in the SUSI maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ..., in addition to the once-off cost of living measures introduced, I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from September 2023. For students whose families have incomes between €62,000 and €100,000, there will be a new grant of €500 towards the undergraduate student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. SUSI grant funding is available for approved undergraduate courses in approved higher education institutions within the EU. No maintenance funding is available for postgraduate courses outside of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Darren O'Rourke: 1833. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the lower income threshold for the full SUSI grant from €24,500 to €31,000. [18260/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...in a meaningful way over the course of future budgets. In this regard, I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from September 2023. For students whose families have incomes between €62,000 and €100,000, there will be a new grant of €500 towards the undergraduate student...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Provision (30 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: .... It is a question of how we keep up, get ahead of that and benefit from it. On the key areas, the lifelong learning piece is going to be important. That will involve joining up the dots around how SUSI works, how the NTF interacts and how to support both the employer and the employee. We need to recognise that the student or learner will not be able to access learning full-time as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

Joe Flaherty: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will address an anomaly where recently approved applications under the undocumented scheme are precluded from the SUSI grant support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15551/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: ..., in addition to the once-off cost of living measures introduced, I was pleased to secure Government agreement to the introduction of a permanent new rate of student contribution support through SUSI from September 2023. For students whose families have incomes between €62,000 and €100,000, there will be a new grant of €500 towards the undergraduate student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (30 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: Addressing the cost of education is a key priority for me. As part of the Government's cost of living measures, every SUSI maintenance grant recipient received an additional once-off extra maintenance payment paid by the end of December 2022. This included PLC, undergraduate and Postgraduate Students who are in receipt of the Special Rate of Grant. All higher education students who are...