Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Questions (180)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

180. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, from 3 December 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. [55308/12]

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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 10 December, 2012 from Student Universal Support Ireland. The data has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.

Breakdown by County of student maintenance grants awarded/paid as at 10th December, 2012

County	Awarded *	Maintenance Payments
Carlow	328	125
Cavan	422	210
Clare	576	271
Cork	1999	820
Donegal	1055	492
Dublin	3673	1451
Galway	1334	526
Kerry	788	351
Kildare	810	342
Kilkenny	454	171
Laois	354	168
Leitrim	193	85
Limerick	903	368
Longford	236	97
Louth	696	304
Mayo	801	336
Meath	782	346
Monaghan	368	166
Offaly	453	200
Roscommon	380	173
Sligo	351	124
Tipperary	868	396
Waterford	639	255
Westmeath	569	273
Wexford	850	415
Wicklow	605	275
Outside of Ireland	99	29
Total	20586 **	8769#

* Includes some 2,329 provisionally awarded awaiting final course acceptance forms

** Does not include grants awarded but currently under appeal

# This figure does not include some 3,782 students awarded a "fees only" grant (either the student contribution or fees) - these payments are being made directly to the relevant institution

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' bank 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.