Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in Ireland applying for the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42888/21]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The principal support provided by my Department in financial terms is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.

The scheme is demand led and as such the numbers applying each year can change for reasons such as demographics, employment rates etc. For the current academic year the application process for 2021-22 is still open. However, I can confirm that the number of students in Ireland with an Irish Home address who have applied to SUSI for 2021/22 as of 03/09/2021 is as follows.