Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
712. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of appeals that were made by applicants who were denied access to the SUSI grant for the 2020-2021 academic year per county in tabular form; and the number of those appeals that were successful. [37869/22]
View answerSUSI assesses grants under Student Grant Legislation set out by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. To be eligible for a grant, every applicant must fulfil the specific eligibility conditions of the Student Grant Scheme 2021 contained in articles 14 to 18 and must have a reckonable income within the limits and other requirements set out in articles 19 to 25.
If an application is refused by SUSI then it was determined that they did not meet one or more of the eligibility criteria.
Number of SUSI Applicants for the 2020-21 academic year who were once refused and have appealed, by current appeal status and County. Data as at 01 July 2022 .
|
Home Address County |
Appeal Refused |
Appeal Upheld |
Appeal in Progress |
Total |
|
Out of State |
64 |
19 |
83 |
|
|
Carlow |
35 |
26 |
61 |
|
|
Cavan |
49 |
31 |
80 |
|
|
Clare |
94 |
61 |
155 |
|
|
Cork |
275 |
203 |
478 |
|
|
Donegal |
84 |
61 |
145 |
|
|
Dublin |
602 |
287 |
889 |
|
|
Galway |
196 |
114 |
310 |
|
|
Kerry |
94 |
62 |
156 |
|
|
Kildare |
142 |
72 |
214 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
55 |
24 |
79 |
|
|
Laois |
72 |
33 |
105 |
|
|
Leitrim |
16 |
12 |
28 |
|
|
Limerick |
109 |
67 |
176 |
|
|
Longford |
25 |
19 |
44 |
|
|
Louth |
103 |
49 |
152 |
|
|
Mayo |
70 |
42 |
112 |
|
|
Meath |
114 |
78 |
192 |
|
|
Monaghan |
27 |
23 |
50 |
|
|
Offaly |
41 |
34 |
75 |
|
|
Roscommon |
32 |
25 |
57 |
|
|
Sligo |
41 |
32 |
73 |
|
|
Tipperary |
78 |
40 |
118 |
|
|
Waterford |
46 |
42 |
88 |
|
|
Westmeath |
52 |
29 |
81 |
|
|
Wexford |
82 |
54 |
136 |
|
|
Wicklow |
72 |
49 |
121 |
|
|
Grand Total |
2,670 |
1,588 |
- |
4,258 |
In addition, while an applicant’s appeal to the SUSI Appeals Officer may have been unsuccessful, they can still appeal further to the Student Grants Appeal Board. There were 775 appeals for the 2020/21 academic year. A breakdown by county for those overturned are attached.
20/21
|
Antrim |
2 |
|
Armagh |
0 |
|
Carlow |
6 |
|
Cavan |
3 |
|
Clare |
8 |
|
Cork |
21 |
|
Donegal |
10 |
|
Derry |
0 |
|
Down |
2 |
|
Dublin |
41 |
|
Fermanagh |
0 |
|
Galway |
22 |
|
Kerry |
8 |
|
Kildare |
14 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
|
Laois |
12 |
|
Leitrim |
3 |
|
Limerick |
11 |
|
Longford |
5 |
|
Louth |
8 |
|
Mayo |
11 |
|
Meath |
7 |
|
Monaghan |
0 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
|
Roscommon |
11 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
|
Tipperary |
6 |
|
Tyrone |
0 |
|
Waterford |
11 |
|
Westmeath |
6 |
|
Wexford |
14 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
