Normal reporting arrangements between the grant awarding authorities and my Department are on the basis of three financial recoupments per year, a survey in January each year on progress in processing grant applications and an annual statistical return at the end of each academic year. This year, given the numbers of grant applications and the capacity of awarding authorities to process these, my Department is currently requesting a weekly update from the awarding authorities to enable monitoring of the administration of student grants. The number of grants awarded on foot of new applications and renewals as at 23rd November 2009 in respect of each of the awarding authorities is set out in the table.
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County Councils
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Total Number of Grants awarded as of 23/11/2009
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Carlow County Council
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384
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Cavan County Council
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384
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Clare County Council
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858
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Cork City Council
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883
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Cork County Council
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*1,500
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Donegal County Council
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1,092
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Dublin City Council
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2,700
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Dún-Laoghaire County Council
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426
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Dublin South County Council
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898
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Fingal County Council
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555
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Galway County Council
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2,000
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Kerry County Council
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1,140
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Kildare County Council
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723
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Kilkenny County Council
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785
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Laois County Council
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575
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Leitrim County Council
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333
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Limerick County Council
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557
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Limerick City Council
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366
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Longford County Council
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287
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Louth County Council
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336
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Mayo County Council
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912
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Meath County Council
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425
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Monaghan County Council
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475
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Offaly County Council
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400
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Roscommon County Council
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275
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Sligo County Council
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505
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Tipperary North County Council
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430
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Tipperary South County Council
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481
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Waterford City Council
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238
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Waterford County Council
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317
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Westmeath County Council
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635
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Wexford County Council
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511
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Wicklow County Council
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750
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Total grants awarded by Local Authorities
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21,636
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*Cork County Council figure as of 13/11/2009 — update not available due to flooding.
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VECs
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Total Number of Grants awarded as of 23/11/2009
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Carlow
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636
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Cavan VEC
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867
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Clare
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1,171
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City Cork
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495
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Co. Cork VEC
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*342
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Donegal
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1,293
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Dublin City VEC
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846
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Dublin County
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485
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Dún Laoghaire
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314
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Galway City
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668
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Galway County
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1,006
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Kerry VEC
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1,852
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Kildare VEC
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576
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Kilkenny VEC
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230
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Laois
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480
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Leitrim VEC
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533
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Limerick City
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823
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Limerick VEC
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385
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Longford
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428
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Louth
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1,081
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Mayo
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662
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Meath
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867
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Monaghan
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450
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Offaly
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731
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Roscommon VEC
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601
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Sligo VEC
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901
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Tipperary NR
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782
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Tipperary SR
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818
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Waterford City
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417
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Waterford County
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452
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Westmeath VEC
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884
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Wexford VEC
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1,011
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Wicklow VEC
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749
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Total grants awarded by VECs
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23,494
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Total number of Grants awarded to date in 2009
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45,130
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*County Cork VEC figure as of 13/11/2009 — update not available due to flooding.
