Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 March 2013
129. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to Student Universal Support Ireland for administering student grants for 2012 /13 academic year; if it is projected that this cost will now be higher than predicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15612/13]
View answer138. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will pay more money than initially expected to Student Universal Support Ireland for the administration of 2012 /13 student grants as a result of the significant delays in processing the grants and resulting increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15621/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 138 together.
Funding for the administration of student grants by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is provided on a financial year basis. It is not possible to fully disaggregate costs on a single academic year basis as operational costs span two academic years.
The funding provided by this Department to SUSI in the financial year 2012 which includes set-up and operational cost was some €6.7m. These costs were generally in line with expectations.
