Written answers

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Department of Education and Skills

Student Grant Scheme Applications Data

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applicants which were successfully awarded, both in respect of the numbers of applicants who were awarded fees only and those awarded the maintenance grant, for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date by county and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/16]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students who have applied for, have been granted and have been refused student grants for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/16]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together.

The data provided in the two tables attached is in respect of applications to SUSI, the centralised grant awarding authority. It does not encompass data relating to the 66 grant awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a transitional basis, since the establishment of SUSI, in 2012, as their data is not collated in the format requested by the Deputy.

The first table provides a breakdown of number of awards by county for each of the academic years 2012/13 to 2015/16 by the categories requested by the Deputy.

The second table provides a breakdown of student grant applications received by SUSI for each of the academic years 2012/13 to 2015/16 together with the numbers awarded or refused student grants.

The data in the tables has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.

Breakdown of SUSI Awards by county 2012/13 to 2015/16 - Maintenance and Fees only

CountyMaintenance  2012/13*Fees Only 2012/13Maintenance  2013/14*Fees Only 2013/14Maintenance 2014/15*Fees Only 2014/15Maintenance 2015/16*Fees Only 2015/16
Carlow445181661262872325964320
Cavan72111697317612622271417226
Clare900252127143316895391979528
Cork3227948477214736187174169231901
Donegal1409427208067427037863097790
Dublin5739184784383056106103661115773808
Galway2082706294111583652136041141321
Kerry1220365180155423326762604704
Kildare1224308178258423416862556761
Kilkenny66118397629811583501349358
Laois52512877122110232741167281
Leitrim31689450143562175657166
Limerick1292490194176024688382851959
Longford381101531174690175749167
Louth1013281144648319576052166630
Mayo1317331181953623416242583585
Meath1202242180044222885262567612
Monaghan60211786822211142271247237
Offaly59417885529511333231305332
Roscommon61815182924810912671199288
Sligo56919277633810094081082412
Tipperary1265358177053622986072579651
Waterford799336125058915756401779673
Westmeath788206111433214173871589403
Wexford1184275170543422684982539556
Wicklow946179133533116543661774420

SUSI Grant Applications 2012/13 - 2015/16

YearNo. ApplicationsAwarded*RefusedCancelled
2012/1369,67440,10512,83516,734
2013/1492,28559,72825,2817,276
2014/15103,75275,23019,2049,318
2015/16108,20383,75518,8425,606

Note: Final figures in respect of the 2016/17 academic year will not be available until the end of the academic year.

* Includes Awards to students studying outside the State

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