Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2022
537. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI maintenance grants that were paid to recipients on full-time courses whereby disability allowance was declared by the applicant broken down by post Leaving Certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and to date in 2021/2022, in tabular form. [27504/22]
View answerThe details the Deputy has requested on the number of SUSI maintenance grants that were paid to recipients on full-time courses whereby disability allowance was declared by the applicant broken down by post Leaving Certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and to date in 2021/2022 are in the attached table.
SUSI Paid Applications where Disability Allowance Payment was declared by the Applicant (Not Parent, etc.), by Graduate Types
|
Graduate Type |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22* |
|
PLC |
341 |
351 |
364 |
315 |
|
Under-Graduate |
1,328 |
1,453 |
1,665 |
1,617 |
|
Post-Graduate |
91 |
101 |
147 |
147 |
|
Grand Total |
1,760 |
1,905 |
2,176 |
2,079 |
*Please note that the figures for 2021/22 may rise as some applications are still being processed for the 2021/22 academic year.
