Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
1080. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure on SUSI each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/21]
View answerThe table below provides a breakdown of the expenditure relating to student grants and administration costs for each of the financial years 2011 to 2020, as requested by the Deputy.
The Student Grant Scheme is administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), a business unit of City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB). The CDETB was appointed as the awarding authority for the student grant scheme in 2012.
The data encompasses expenditure relating to student support from the other 66 awarding authorities who continued to process renewal applications on a transitional basis, pending the full transfer of all grants to SUSI.
Please note the figure for Student Support in 2020 includes the €18.5m extra once off allocation for Covid-19 measures.
