Written answers
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Department of Education and Skills
Student Grant Scheme Administration
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional financial cost of increasing payments to students but not including fee payments to colleges, by 5% per annum under the third level student grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2517/16]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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SUSI paid out €147.3 million in maintenance grants for the 2014/15 academic year. A 5% increase in this figure would cost an additional €7.37 million.
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