Student Grant Scheme Applications Data

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Questions (238, 239)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applicants which were successfully awarded, both in respect of the number of applicants who were awarded fees only and those awarded the maintenance grant, for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date, by county and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/16]

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Pearse Doherty

Question:

239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students who have applied for, have been granted and have been refused student grants for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/16]

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Minister for Education and Skills

I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together.

The data provided in the two tables attached is in respect of applications to SUSI, the centralised grant awarding authority. It does not encompass data relating to the 66 grant awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a transitional basis, since the establishment of SUSI, in 2012, as their data is not collated in the format requested by the Deputy.

The first table provides a breakdown of number of awards by county for each of the academic years 2012/13 to 2015/16 by the categories requested by the Deputy.

The second table provides a breakdown of student grant applications received by SUSI for each of the academic years 2012/13 to 2015/16 together with the numbers awarded or refused student grants.

The data in the tables has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.

Breakdown of SUSI Awards by county 2012/13 to 2015/16 - Maintenance and Fees only

County	Maintenance 2012/13	*Fees Only 2012/13	Maintenance 2013/14	*Fees Only 2013/14	Maintenance 2014/15	*Fees Only 2014/15	Maintenance 2015/16	*Fees Only 2015/16
Carlow	445	181	661	262	872	325	964	320
Cavan	721	116	973	176	1262	227	1417	226
Clare	900	252	1271	433	1689	539	1979	528
Cork	3227	948	4772	1473	6187	1741	6923	1901
Donegal	1409	427	2080	674	2703	786	3097	790
Dublin	5739	1847	8438	3056	10610	3661	11577	3808
Galway	2082	706	2941	1158	3652	1360	4114	1321
Kerry	1220	365	1801	554	2332	676	2604	704
Kildare	1224	308	1782	584	2341	686	2556	761
Kilkenny	661	183	976	298	1158	350	1349	358
Laois	525	128	771	221	1023	274	1167	281
Leitrim	316	89	450	143	562	175	657	166
Limerick	1292	490	1941	760	2468	838	2851	959
Longford	381	101	531	174	690	175	749	167
Louth	1013	281	1446	483	1957	605	2166	630
Mayo	1317	331	1819	536	2341	624	2583	585
Meath	1202	242	1800	442	2288	526	2567	612
Monaghan	602	117	868	222	1114	227	1247	237
Offaly	594	178	855	295	1133	323	1305	332
Roscommon	618	151	829	248	1091	267	1199	288
Sligo	569	192	776	338	1009	408	1082	412
Tipperary	1265	358	1770	536	2298	607	2579	651
Waterford	799	336	1250	589	1575	640	1779	673
Westmeath	788	206	1114	332	1417	387	1589	403
Wexford	1184	275	1705	434	2268	498	2539	556
Wicklow	946	179	1335	331	1654	366	1774	420

SUSI Grant Applications 2012/13 - 2015/16

Year	No. Applications	Awarded*	Refused	Cancelled
2012/13	69,674	40,105	12,835	16,734
2013/14	92,285	59,728	25,281	7,276
2014/15	103,752	75,230	19,204	9,318
2015/16	108,203	83,755	18,842	5,606

Note: Final figures in respect of the 2016/17 academic year will not be available until the end of the academic year.

* Includes Awards to students studying outside the State