Written answers

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Department of Education and Skills

Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grants broken down on a county basis approved to date by the Higher Education Grant Student Universal Support Ireland system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1213/13]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students broken down on a county basis that have been approved for a student grant by Student Universal Support Ireland and who have begun to receive their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1214/13]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students grants broken down on a county basis that have yet to be approved by the Higher Education grant Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1215/13]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of grants broken down on a county basis that have been refused by Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1216/13]

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, of the numbers of students on a county basis that have received from Student Universal Support Ireland payment of their third level grant or notification of when it is to be paid; the number that have actually received payment; the number of applications that have been received from County Louth in total; the number that have been rejected; and the number that have yet to be processed. [1540/13]

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan 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 11 January 2013, the number 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 and the numbers of students on a county basis who have still to have their grant application approved. [2011/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 to 287, inclusive, 323 and 351 together.

The following table provides a breakdown of the processing position on a county basis of student grant applications received by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The data provided is at a point in time on 15 January, 2013. It gives the position for student grant applications for attendance at both further and higher education. This data has been provided to my Department by SUSI.

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. 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.

SUSI - Applications - Processing Position by County

County
Total applications received
Incomplete Applications
Applications where all requested documentation submitted
Awarded
Refused/Cancelled
Applications currently with SUSI for processing
Maintenance Payments
Fees only awards approved
Carlow
975
292
683
454
218
11
259
108
Cavan
1332
384
948
621
313
14
433
86
Clare
1787
544
1243
855
370
18
517
155
Cork
6896
2209
4687
2939
1696
51
1804
606
Donegal
2913
835
2078
1444
603
31
913
300
Dublin
14142
4947
9195
5209
3852
134
2994
1140
Galway
4440
1405
3035
1999
1000
35
1144
455
Kerry
2492
748
1744
1137
578
29
721
218
Kildare
2717
839
1878
1107
741
30
698
209
Kilkenny
1395
419
976
629
335
12
393
127
Laois
1061
305
756
507
231
18
312
98
Leitrim
644
203
441
293
140
8
182
55
Limerick
2861
960
1901
1250
628
23
729
310
Longford
757
218
539
352
182
5
231
66
Louth
2166
667
1499
964
510
25
603
196
Mayo
2495
762
1733
1188
523
21
729
221
Meath
2435
753
1682
1063
596
23
701
157
Monaghan
1115
326
789
530
247
12
355
73
Offaly
1242
341
901
607
286
8
399
110
Roscommon
1179
340
839
560
263
16
355
96
Sligo
1222
419
803
528
265
10
301
119
Tipperary
2651
764
1887
1236
630
20
769
254
Waterford
1918
540
1378
858
507
13
487
221
Westmeath
1676
477
1199
786
403
10
507
149
Wexford
2351
620
1731
1163
546
22
733
210
Wicklow
1945
566
1379
852
520
7
564
126
Outside Ireland
545
212
333
145
179
13
65
32
Totals
67,352
21,095
46,257
29,276 *
16,362
619
17,898 **
5,897

* This figure includes some 1,134 provisionally awarded awaiting final course acceptance and some 5,897 students awarded a "fees only grant".

** This figure does not include some 1,586 students who will be paid their student grants on 18 January, 2013.

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