Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 July 2015
276. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications under the Student Universal Support Ireland grant scheme that have been awarded but not paid in this and in previous academic years; and the number of outstanding applications to be decided on during those years. [29349/15]
View answerI am informed by SUSI that they are fully up to date with payment of all awarded grants that can be paid for all academic years. Awarded grants not paid to date are due to the following reasons:
- Awaiting confirmation and attendance details from the college;
- Awaiting students to provide their bank details;
- Students having deferred their college place or withdrawing from college.
I am also advised by SUSI that all applications for academic years 2012/13 and 2013/14 have had final decisions from SUSI.
As at 14th July 2015, SUSI has received circa 115,000 applications for the 2014/15 academic year, 40 of these applications have yet to be finalised. Of these, SUSI is awaiting documentation from the applicant in 28 cases, with the remaining 12 cases currently being reviewed by SUSI. The majority of these cases have already received a decision from SUSI and are currently the subject of an appeal/internal review. A small number of cases are awaiting a final decision due to the exceptional nature of the case or where a late application has been made.
