Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59853/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department to date in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. Almost 40% more invoices have been processed in the last week compared with the previous week. My Department is prioritising older invoices with a view to clearing that backlog in the coming weeks.

I am advised by my officials that these invoices are currently in hand. They will continue to engage with this provider to ensure invoices are processed in a timely fashion.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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148. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an accommodation provider (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59855/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department to date in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. Almost 40% more invoices have been processed in the last week compared with the previous week. My Department is prioritising older invoices with a view to clearing that backlog in the coming weeks.

My officials have been in contact with this provider and will continue to engage to ensure invoices are processed in a timely fashion.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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149. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a payment for accommodation will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59893/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Over 650 providers are currently in arrangements with my Department to provide accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. Over €50m has issued from my Department to date in November in respect of Ukraine accommodation and related costs. We are working rapidly to process all invoices received, with additional resources assigned. Almost 40% more invoices have been processed in the last week compared with the previous week. My Department is prioritising older invoices with a view to clearing that backlog in the coming weeks.

My officials have been in contact with this provider and will continue to engage to ensure invoices are processed in a timely fashion.

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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There are two schemes under the remit of my Department for which applicants are subject to a means test:

1. Student Grant Scheme

2. International Protection Student Scheme

Other bursaries and scholarships, such as those offered under the Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH), require applicants to be qualified for a particular rate of student grant and to have passed means assessment in order to receive said grant.