Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
251. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills of the number of students in receipt of third level grants, under both the old system and under Student Universal Support Ireland, the number in total that are yet to receive confirmation of approval and the first of their instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46123/12]
View answerThe attached tables give the processing position for renewal students who are being dealt with by local authorities and VECs and for new students who are being handled by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The tables give the position for student grant applications for attendance at both further and higher education. The migration of the new applications to SUSI has enabled the awarding authorities under the old system to deal with the renewals on a more efficient basis - these are generally more straightforward and require significantly less documentary evidence. The first table details the position in relation to continuing students who are renewing their grant for attendance on their existing course with their existing awarding authority, which will be either a local authority or a VEC. The information contained in this table has been compiled from data supplied to my Department by the existing 66 grant awarding authorities who are continuing to process renewal applications. The data presented reflects the latest available processing position as at week ended 5th October, 2012. The second table details the position under the new system and relates to new applications for 2012/13 being processed by SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority. The data presented reflects the processing position with effect from week ended 19th October, 2012. The information contained in this table has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.
66 Grant Awarding Authorities - Processing Position as at 5/10/2012
|
No. of Renewal applications |
In Process |
Ongoing/Further Information or Documentation requested |
Refused/cancelled |
Awarded |
Yet to commence processing |
Paid * |
|
37,647 |
34,948 |
5,799 |
1,410 |
27,739 |
2,699 |
6,490 |
*Paid students do not include students who are paid directly by the Institutes of Technology
SUSI - Processing Position as at 18/10/210
|
No. of New Applications received |
In Process |
Ongoing/Further Information or Documentation requested |
Refused/cancelled |
Awarded |
Yet to commence processing |
Paid * |
|
65,335 |
60,227 |
40,099 |
9,691 |
3,795 |
5,108 |
663 |
* These students received payment directly to their bank accounts on 19.10.12
