Written answers

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Department of Education and Skills

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new applications and renewals that are awaiting decisions from Student Universal Support Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46171/14]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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SUSI received 103,000 applications for the 2014-2015 academic year, 15,000 of which were received after the closing dates of 13 June 2014 for renewal applications, and 1 August 2014 for new applications.

The number of new applications and renewal applications to be finalised was 16,001 and 1,897, respectively, as at 30 November, 2014. Of these 17,898 applications, SUSI is currently awaiting documentation from students in 10,491 cases.

SUSI currently has 6,319 applications at the final stage of the process and expects to complete these applications by Friday, 12 December, 2014.

The remaining 1,088 applications are at the initial stage of processing as they were received during October and November.

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