Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
802. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students receiving supports in the form of grants each year since 2011, by undergraduate, postgraduate and post leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41572/21]
View answerThe principal support provided by my Department in financial terms is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
The scheme is demand led and as such the numbers applying each year can change for reasons such as demographics, employment rates etc. The number of students receiving supports in the form of grants each year since 2012, the year SUSI was established, by undergraduate, postgraduate and post leaving certificate are as follows.
|
Graduate Type |
2012-13* |
2013-14* |
2014-15* |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
|
PLC |
8,251 |
9,338 |
9,367 |
9,071 |
9,023 |
8,477 |
7,786 |
7,407 |
6,703 |
|
Undergraduate |
29,532 |
47,892 |
61,484 |
68,461 |
67,651 |
66,813 |
64,588 |
61,911 |
65,612 |
|
Postgraduate |
2,630 |
2,792 |
2,475 |
2,346 |
2,159 |
2,208 |
2,214 |
2,079 |
2,525 |
|
Grand Total |
40,413 |
60,022 |
73,326 |
79,878 |
78,833 |
77,498 |
74,588 |
71,397 |
74,840 |
Details for 2011/12 are below.
|
PLC |
10,076 |
|
Undergraduate |
54,789 |
|
Postgraduate |
6,667 |
|
Grand Total |
71,532 |
* First 3 years of SUSI were new applications only.
