Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1456. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated and spent in the fund for students with disabilities for each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will provide a breakdown of spending within the fund in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40680/22]
View answerThe purpose of the fund for students with disabilities (FSD) is to provide resources to higher education institutions for the delivery of key services and supports for students with disabilities. The FSD operates firmly within the context of the wider education policy landscape in Ireland, which emphasises the importance of the system being one in which students of all backgrounds can succeed within the mainstream, including those with disabilities.
The FSD is designed to complement, rather than substitute for, the core system. It is important to state allocation is made on a calendar year rather than an academic one and HEI’s will be paid again at the beginning of new academic year. Therefore figures for 2022 are not finalised.
Please see attached spreadsheet with allocation and expenditure from 2011 until June 2022.
