Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014
324. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an annual breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount of money invested on student support services in County Donegal yearly since 2008. [13293/14]
View answerThe following table details the amounts paid to Donegal grant awarding authorities in respect of student grants from the 2008/09 academic year to the 2012/13 academic year inclusive and are provided on an academic year basis. The figures include amounts paid to or in respect of students from Donegal county in receipt of a student grant from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for the 2012/13 academic year. It is important to note that these amounts reflect the system in operation prior to the 2012/13 academic year where students were awarded a grant to attend a post leaving certificate course from the VEC where a student's normal residence was located but were paid their grant by the VEC in the area where the PLC centre being attended was located. In addition, the amounts do not include payments to students undertaking Level 6 and 7 courses in the Institutes of Technology as payments to students on such courses were made by the Institute of Technology being attended. The Deputy will appreciate that the final figures in respect of the 2013/14 academic year will not be available until the end of the academic year.
Payments to Awarding Authorities in respect of Student Grants 2008/09 - 2012/13 (Donegal)*
|
Academic year |
Amounts |
|
2008/09 |
€10,378,906.43 |
|
2009/10 |
€9,499,456.92 |
|
2010/11 |
€15,228,014.85 |
|
2011/12 |
€11,962,361.46 |
|
2012/13 |
€14,476,604.82 |
*Includes payments made by SUSI in 12/13 to/on behalf of students from Donegal, includes payments to Donegal VEC in respect of students attending PLC centres in Donegal who may or may not be from Donegal and does not include payments made to or in respect of students in Level 6 or 7 courses in Institutes of Technology.
