Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 October 2014
198. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the current staffing levels in Student Universal Support Ireland compared to 2012 and 2013; the breakdown and roles of these staff members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38703/14]
View answerCity of Dublin Education and Training Board is the designated single awarding authority for student grants in Ireland. SUSI was formally established in early 2012, as a new unit within CDETB with sanction for a staffing complement of 65 full-time equivalents. Subsequently, the additional resources recommended by the review carried out by Accenture were sanctioned in 2013. The additional resources included three additional management posts and some 23 (FTE) additional processing staff increasing the sanctioned full-time equivalent to 91. The staff complement is made up of a mix of permanent and seasonal staff which are variable during the year to match the flows of grant processing work.
I am informed by CDETB that the level of staffing in SUSI, as at 30 September 2012 was 50, as at 30th September 2013 was 137 and as at 30th September 2014 was 125.
The breakdown of staff between the functional areas of SUSI, at 30 September 2014 as reported was as follows:Assessment - 95. Finance and Corporate Services - 16. Communications and Customer Service - 7. ICT - 7.
