Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Questions (88)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

88. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, from Monday 26 November 2012 of the numbers of students on a county basis who have received from Student Universal Support Ireland payment of their third level grant or notification of when it is to be paid. [53418/12]

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Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

The following table provides a breakdown on a county basis of the number of students who have been awarded a student grant and the numbers who received payment of their student maintenance grants as at the 23rd November, 2012 from Student Universal Support Ireland. The data has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.

SUSI is continuing to make payments on a weekly basis to ensure students can get paid their grant as expeditiously as possible, once they have been awarded a grant. All new student grants approved for this academic year will be paid by electronic funds transfer on a monthly basis directly to students' banks accounts, rather than by cheque to the relevant college. Those awarded a grant must supply bank account details and confirmation of registration must be received from the institution in order for the first instalment to be paid.

Breakdown by County of student maintenance grants awarded/paid as at 26.11.12

County	Awarded *	Paid
Carlow	233	92
Cavan	300	141
Clare	420	180
Cork	1343	591
Donegal	785	319
Dublin	2601	932
Galway	947	353
Kerry	552	235
Kildare	555	225
Kilkenny	299	115
Laois	245	105
Leitrim	143	55
Limerick	628	242
Longford	170	64
Louth	495	205
Mayo	556	205
Meath	555	247
Monaghan	267	105
Offaly	320	133
Roscommon	275	119
Sligo	220	81
Tipperary	598	265
Waterford	463	157
Westmeath	414	179
Wexford	621	273
Wicklow	438	193
Outside of Ireland	69	15
Total	14512 **	5826

* Includes some 2,658 provisionally awarded awaiting final course acceptance forms.

** Does not include grants awarded but currently under appeal.