Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 February 2013
338. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from farming backgrounds currently in receipt of a student grant, broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8744/13]
View answerThe table contains the available information in the Department in this matter. The data refers to the 2011/12 academic year and refers to new applications only. The equivalent data for 2012/2013 will not be available until the end of the current academic year. The information has been supplied by 66 grant awarding authorities. It is indicative data only as, for data protection reasons, it is not mandatory for students to provide details of their socio-economic backgrounds to a grant awarding authority. In 2011, for example, 34% did not declare the main household occupation. In addition, adequate information may not be provided to the grant awarding authorities to enable occupations to be classified.
Breakdown of new awards of Grants 2011/2012 under Socio Economic Categories
|
County |
Farmers |
|
Carlow |
40 |
|
Cavan |
70 |
|
Clare |
122 |
|
Cork |
69 |
|
Donegal |
159 |
|
Dublin |
1 |
|
Galway |
62 |
|
Kerry |
42 |
|
Kildare |
9 |
|
Kilkenny |
28 |
|
Laois |
38 |
|
Leitrim |
41 |
|
Limerick |
27 |
|
Longford |
31 |
|
Louth |
3 |
|
Mayo |
142 |
|
Meath |
28 |
|
Monaghan |
51 |
|
Offaly |
50 |
|
Roscommon |
79 |
|
Sligo |
77 |
|
Tipperary |
91 |
|
Waterford |
42 |
|
Westmeath |
29 |
|
Wexford |
77 |
|
Wicklow |
17 |
