Written answers

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Department of Education and Skills

Grant Payments

Photo of Gary GannonGary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI maintenance grants that were paid to recipients on full-time courses whereby disability allowance was declared by the applicant broken down by post Leaving Certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and to date in 2021/2022, in tabular form. [27504/22]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The details the Deputy has requested on the number of SUSI maintenance grants that were paid to recipients on full-time courses whereby disability allowance was declared by the applicant broken down by post Leaving Certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and to date in 2021/2022 are in the attached table.

SUSI Paid Applications where Disability Allowance Payment was declared by the Applicant (Not Parent, etc.), by Graduate Types

Graduate Type 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22*
PLC 341 351 364 315
Under-Graduate 1,328 1,453 1,665 1,617
Post-Graduate 91 101 147 147
Grand Total 1,760 1,905 2,176 2,079
*Please note that the figures for 2021/22 may rise as some applications are still being processed for the 2021/22 academic year.

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