Written answers
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Department of Education and Skills
Student Universal Support Ireland Data
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new and renewed SUSI applications received, respectively; the number granted in part and granted in full, respectively; the number of appeals made to unsuccessful applications; and the number of appeals granted for the academic year 2018-19 to the end of November 2018, by county in tabular form. [54016/18]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy follows.
Renewal Applications only
| Home Address County | Awarded 100% Rates* | Awarded Other Rates | Refused | Cancelled | Other** | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 442 | 172 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 648 |
| Cavan | 635 | 224 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 905 |
| Clare | 889 | 393 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 1,378 |
| Cork | 2,905 | 1,335 | 309 | 24 | 17 | 4,590 |
| Donegal | 1,595 | 453 | 92 | 3 | 8 | 2,151 |
| Dublin | 5,163 | 2,334 | 519 | 48 | 31 | 8,095 |
| Galway | 1,806 | 764 | 169 | 8 | 15 | 2,762 |
| Kerry | 1,145 | 425 | 107 | 6 | 8 | 1,691 |
| Kildare | 1,117 | 486 | 138 | 10 | 6 | 1,757 |
| Kilkenny | 657 | 277 | 59 | - | 4 | 997 |
| Laois | 589 | 217 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 863 |
| Leitrim | 314 | 100 | 23 | - | 1 | 438 |
| Limerick | 1,219 | 559 | 113 | 11 | 6 | 1,908 |
| Longford | 283 | 83 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 393 |
| Louth | 886 | 354 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 1,316 |
| Mayo | 1,163 | 369 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 1,620 |
| Meath | 1,099 | 389 | 103 | 12 | 8 | 1,611 |
| Monaghan | 528 | 160 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 730 |
| Offaly | 535 | 226 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 805 |
| Roscommon | 546 | 171 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 755 |
| Sligo | 465 | 228 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 732 |
| Tipperary | 1,126 | 409 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 1,612 |
| Waterford | 834 | 343 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 1,242 |
| Westmeath | 597 | 236 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 897 |
| Wexford | 1,157 | 92 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 1,633 |
| Wicklow | 760 | 293 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1,122 |
| Grand Total | 28455 | 11392 | 2435 | 214 | 155 | 42651 |
*100% rates are combination of the special rate of maintenance grant & the 100% maintenance grant
**The ‘Other’ column contains applications that are not yet finalised.
New Applications only
| Home Address County | Awarded 100% Rates* | Awarded Other Rates | Refused | Cancelled | Other** | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 447 | 151 | 175 | 51 | 13 | 837 |
| Cavan | 27 | 192 | 267 | 48 | 19 | 1,153 |
| Clare | 735 | 301 | 323 | 71 | 33 | 1,463 |
| Cork | 2,881 | 1,092 | 1,329 | 318 | 127 | 5,747 |
| Donegal | 1,300 | 472 | 453 | 100 | 42 | 2,367 |
| Dublin | 6,038 | 2,119 | 3,258 | 682 | 366 | 12,463 |
| Galway | 1,710 | 708 | 827 | 229 | 95 | 3,569 |
| Kerry | 980 | 405 | 467 | 104 | 51 | 2,007 |
| Kildare | 1,147 | 438 | 504 | 94 | 44 | 2,227 |
| Kilkenny | 653 | 250 | 260 | 51 | 25 | 1,239 |
| Laois | 585 | 201 | 255 | 58 | 22 | 1,121 |
| Leitrim | 290 | 92 | 110 | 25 | 12 | 529 |
| Limerick | 1,122 | 483 | 549 | 142 | 53 | 2,349 |
| Longford | 339 | 102 | 124 | 19 | 16 | 600 |
| Louth | 1,084 | 348 | 387 | 98 | 40 | 1,957 |
| Mayo | 963 | 346 | 381 | 90 | 43 | 1,823 |
| Meath | 1,114 | 386 | 537 | 93 | 58 | 2,188 |
| Monaghan | 484 | 153 | 178 | 30 | 14 | 859 |
| Offaly | 550 | 241 | 213 | 40 | 16 | 1,060 |
| Roscommon | 524 | 192 | 180 | 39 | 27 | 962 |
| Sligo | 439 | 210 | 240 | 67 | 13 | 969 |
| Tipperary | 1,146 | 371 | 471 | 91 | 40 | 2,119 |
| Waterford | 813 | 306 | 330 | 100 | 30 | 1,579 |
| Westmeath | 714 | 226 | 282 | 65 | 26 | 1,313 |
| Wexford | 1,110 | 367 | 363 | 79 | 33 | 1,952 |
| Wicklow | 780 | 250 | 388 | 53 | 29 | 1,500 |
| Grand Total | 28,575 | 10,402 | 12,851 | 2,837 | 1,287 | 55,952 |
Appeals
| New | Renewals | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals to SUSI | 3,374 | 1,121 | 4,495 |
| Appeals upheld* | 1,164 | 442 | 1,606 |
*Nine out of ten appeals (1023 New and 390 Renewal) were upheld due to a change in circumstances or additional information received during the appeal process.
Data on appeals is not disaggregated by county.
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