Written answers

Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Department of Education and Skills

Ministerial Responsibilities

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has responsibility for SUSI. [14737/20]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Student Grant Scheme is administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), a business unit of City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB).

The CDETB was appointed as the awarding authority for the student grant scheme in 2012. It is accountable to the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for matters pertaining to the student grant scheme.

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body with responsibility for SUSI. [14738/20]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Student Grant Scheme is administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), a business unit of City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB).

The CDETB was appointed as the awarding authority for the student grant scheme in 2012. It is accountable to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for matters pertaining to the student grant scheme.

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has responsibility for Science Foundation Ireland and the funding lines of same. [14739/20]

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Minister with responsibility for Science Foundation Ireland. [14740/20]

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has responsibility for the Irish Research Council. [14741/20]

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Minister with responsibility for the Irish Research Council. [14742/20]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Following the making of the relevant legislative orders both the Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland will come under the remit of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

In 2020 Science Foundation Ireland was allocated total funding of €211.56 million, comprising €12.65 million in current funding and €198.91 million in capital funding.

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