Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, from 3 December 2012 of the numbers of students on a county basis who have received from Student Universal Support Ireland payment of their third level grant or notification of when it is to be paid. [55308/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The following table provides a breakdown on a county basis of the number of students who have been awarded a student grant and the numbers who received payment of their student maintenance grants as at 10 December, 2012 from Student Universal Support Ireland. The data has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.

Breakdown by County of student maintenance grants awarded/paid as at 10th December, 2012

* Includes some 2,329 provisionally awarded awaiting final course acceptance forms

** Does not include grants awarded but currently under appeal

# This figure does not include some 3,782 students awarded a "fees only" grant (either the student contribution or fees) - these payments are being made directly to the relevant institution

SUSI is continuing to make payments on a weekly basis to ensure students can get paid their grant as expeditiously as possible, once they have been awarded a grant. All new student grants approved for this academic year will be paid by electronic funds transfer on a monthly basis directly to students' bank accounts, rather than by cheque to the relevant college. Those awarded a grant
must supply bank account details and confirmation of registration must be received from the institution in order for the first instalment to be paid.