Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students awaiting grants from Student Universal Support Ireland, by county. [40828/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I am informed by SUSI that the grants processing position as at 8 November, 2015 is as follows:

- SUSI has received 107,720 (65,592 New and 42,128 Renewal) student grant applications for the 2015/16 academic year of which 16,500 were received after the Priority Processing Closing dates;

- 81,600 (76%) applications have been processed to completion, of which 66,200 applications have been awarded a grant, 11,100 have been refused a grant and 4,300 applications have been cancelled.

Of the 26,120 pending applications, SUSI is currently awaiting documentation from 8,500 students and will continue to finalise grant applications as this documentation is received.

I am informed by SUSI that a geographical breakdown for the country is not currently available.