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Tuesday, 26 March 2019

Department of Education and Skills

Student Grant Scheme Applications Data

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for a third level maintenance grant refused in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13748/19]

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The student grant scheme administered by SUSI, provides grants to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.

The number of applicants who applied to SUSI for a grant but were deemed ineligible for the period 2015/16 to 2018/19 by county, is in the table.

Refused Applications only for years 2015-19, split into Counties (from home address), as on SUSI systems on 15/03/2019

Status
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Carlow
245
234
218
211
Cavan
338
325
348
322
Clare
477
442
474
427
Cork
2,054
1,942
1,790
1,689
Donegal
656
626
617
558
Dublin
4,188
3,965
3,887
3,666
Galway
1,116
1,117
1,100
1,046
Kerry
648
553
591
597
Kildare
890
773
766
662
Kilkenny
357
381
342
324
Laois
319
310
333
310
Leitrim
141
134
146
137
Limerick
795
790
749
673
Longford
167
166
161
148
Louth
589
541
536
481
Mayo
557
528
511
477
Meath
773
757
742
669
Monaghan
245
260
256
231
Offaly
292
311
301
268
Roscommon
241
282
252
215
Sligo
305
307
291
268
Tipperary
668
661
624
570
Waterford
501
464
442
396
Westmeath
438
375
325
345
Wexford
486
532
475
447
Wicklow
518
451
456
475
Other*
544
402
354
296
Total
18,548
17,629
17,087
15,908

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