Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new and renewal applications to Student Universal Support Ireland for the current academic year, received; refused; awaiting a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35573/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Grants Online Application system for the 2015/16 academic year is still open although the deadline for receipt of applications for priority processing has passed. Late applications will continue to be accepted by SUSI until early November. Final 2015/16 outturn information will not be available until after the deadline for receipt of applications has passed and all applications have been processed to finality.

However, the position as of the 4th October 2015 is as follows:

- SUSI has received 105,778 (63,805 New and 41,973 Renewal)student grant applications for the 2015/16 academic year of which 14,609 were received after the Priority Processing Closing dates.

- 68,793 (65%) applications have been processed to completion. Of which 56,267 applications have been awarded a grant, 9,087 have been refused a grant and 3,439 applications have been cancelled.

Of the 36,985 pending applications, SUSI is currently awaiting documentation from 12,994 students and will continue to finalise grant applications as this documentation is received.