Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Questions (284, 285, 286, 287, 323, 351)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

284. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grants broken down on a county basis approved to date by the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1213/13]

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

285. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students broken down on a county basis that have been approved for a student grant by Student Universal Support Ireland and who have begun to receive their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1214/13]

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

286. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students grants broken down on a county basis that have yet to be approved by the Higher Education grant Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1215/13]

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

287. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of grants broken down on a county basis that have been refused by Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1216/13]

Gerry Adams

Question:

323. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, of the numbers of students on a county basis that have received from Student Universal Support Ireland payment of their third level grant or notification of when it is to be paid; the number that have actually received payment; the number of applications that have been received from County Louth in total; the number that have been rejected; and the number that have yet to be processed. [1540/13]

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

351. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, from 11 January 2013, the number 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 and the numbers of students on a county basis who have still to have their grant application approved. [2011/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 to 287, inclusive, 323 and 351 together.

The following table provides a breakdown of the processing position on a county basis of student grant applications received by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The data provided is at a point in time on 15 January, 2013. It gives the position for student grant applications for attendance at both further and higher education. This data has been provided 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. 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.

SUSI - Applications - Processing Position by County

County	Total applications received	Incomplete Applications	Applications where all requested documentation submitted	Awarded	Refused/Cancelled	Applications currently with SUSI for processing	Maintenance Payments	Fees only awards approved
Carlow	975	292	683	454	218	11	259	108
Cavan	1332	384	948	621	313	14	433	86
Clare	1787	544	1243	855	370	18	517	155
Cork	6896	2209	4687	2939	1696	51	1804	606
Donegal	2913	835	2078	1444	603	31	913	300
Dublin	14142	4947	9195	5209	3852	134	2994	1140
Galway	4440	1405	3035	1999	1000	35	1144	455
Kerry	2492	748	1744	1137	578	29	721	218
Kildare	2717	839	1878	1107	741	30	698	209
Kilkenny	1395	419	976	629	335	12	393	127
Laois	1061	305	756	507	231	18	312	98
Leitrim	644	203	441	293	140	8	182	55
Limerick	2861	960	1901	1250	628	23	729	310
Longford	757	218	539	352	182	5	231	66
Louth	2166	667	1499	964	510	25	603	196
Mayo	2495	762	1733	1188	523	21	729	221
Meath	2435	753	1682	1063	596	23	701	157
Monaghan	1115	326	789	530	247	12	355	73
Offaly	1242	341	901	607	286	8	399	110
Roscommon	1179	340	839	560	263	16	355	96
Sligo	1222	419	803	528	265	10	301	119
Tipperary	2651	764	1887	1236	630	20	769	254
Waterford	1918	540	1378	858	507	13	487	221
Westmeath	1676	477	1199	786	403	10	507	149
Wexford	2351	620	1731	1163	546	22	733	210
Wicklow	1945	566	1379	852	520	7	564	126
Outside Ireland	545	212	333	145	179	13	65	32
Totals	67,352	21,095	46,257	29,276 *	16,362	619	17,898 **	5,897

* This figure includes some 1,134 provisionally awarded awaiting final course acceptance and some 5,897 students awarded a "fees only grant".

** This figure does not include some 1,586 students who will be paid their student grants on 18 January, 2013.