Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 May 2014
74. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the student assistance fund for each of the past five years; and the number of students who benefited from same during each of those years. [20754/14]
View answerThe following table gives details of the allocation to the Student Assistance Fund (SAF) and the numbers of students who benefitted for the past five years.
|
- |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
|
Funding allocation (€) |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
5,012,000 |
9,000,000 |
11,000,000 |
8,350,000 |
|
Number of beneficiaries |
7,776 |
7,681 |
8,301 |
13,347 |
16,721 |
n/a |
2013-14 beneficiary numbers not yet available.
