Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish citizens who were refused grants from Student Universal Support Ireland on the basis of not satisfying the habitual residence condition for the year 2012-13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16443/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that under the residency requirement of the Student Grant Scheme, a student must have been resident in Ireland for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately prior to an approved course commencing in an approved institution in order to qualify for a grant. However, a student may qualify for a grant, having met the residency requirement during the course of their studies.

Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) has confirmed that the number of Irish citizen applicants who did not meet the habitual residence condition in the 2012/13 academic year and had their applications refused, was 118.