Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department provides funding to the Irish Second Level Student Union; if so, the level of funding provided in 2013 and 2014 and projected for 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44291/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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My Department provides funding to the Irish Second Level Student Union (ISSU) as follows:

For the 2013/14 academic year a sum of €18,000 was allocated. This was paid in two instalments.

For the 2014/15 academic year a sum of €40,000 has been sanctioned. One instalment has been allocated.

Funding for 2015/16 will be considered on foot of an application for same from the Irish Second Level Student Union.

In addition my Department allocated €10,335 to the ISSU to fund a student led study on the Transition Year Programme.