Written answers
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Third Level Fees
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection who availed of the temporary tuition fee support scheme in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the cost of the scheme in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25798/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the emergency response to support persons from Ukraine, a Temporary Tuition Fee Support Scheme was introduced. The temporary supports helped Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) to undertake undergraduate or postgraduate courses in academic years 2022/23; 2023/24 and 2024/25.
| For 2022/23, 310 students availed of the Temporary Tuition Fee Support Scheme, costing nearly €1.7 million. |
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| For 2023/24, 563 eligible students availed of the Temporary Tuition Fee Support Scheme, costing nearly €2.8 million |
| Final numbers and costs for the 2024/25 academic year will be confirmed at the end of the academic year. Current estimates indicate that 1,289 students may avail of the scheme at an estimated cost of circa €6 million. |
Supports to students, including temporary supports, are reviewed annually. In this regard, I have recently published details of the Further and Higher Education supports that will apply from the start of the 2025/26 academic year for BOTPs. Details are available at: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-further-and-higher-education-research-innovation-and-science/publications/supports-to-beneficiaries-of-temporary-protection-for-academic-year-2025-2026/
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