Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 June 2016
70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department allocated under the student assistance fund by institution in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15240/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Student Assistance Fund provides financial supports to students who are experiencing short-term or ongoing financial difficulties. The Fund is administered locally within each higher education institution. Funds are provided on an annual basis to each institution by the Higher Education Authority. The attached tables provide the level of funding provided through the Student Assistance Fund for the past ten years, and a breakdown of the allocation to each higher education for the past five years, for which final data are available. One of the commitments in the new National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education, 2015-19, is to review the Student Assistance Fund. This review has recently been completed. It is my understanding that the review will be published shortly by the Higher Education Authority.
Table 1: Funding allocated to institutions under the TLA Funding programmes.
|
Academic Year |
€m |
|
2005-06 |
5.8 |
|
2006-07 |
6 |
|
2007-08 |
6.2 |
|
2008-09 |
5 |
|
2009-10 |
5 |
|
2010-11 |
5 |
|
2011-12 |
9 |
|
2012-13 |
11 |
|
2013-14 |
8.35 |
|
2014-15 |
6.6 |
|
Higher Education Institution |
SAF Allocation 2014-15 € |
|
Dublin City University |
352,161 |
|
National University of Ireland, Galway |
485,954 |
|
National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
326,196 |
|
Trinity College Dublin |
406,792 |
|
University College Cork |
552,251 |
|
University College Dublin |
627,402 |
|
University of Limerick |
382,669 |
|
Total Universities |
3,133,425 |
|
Athlone Institute of Technology |
183,853 |
|
Cork Institute of Technology |
302,850 |
|
Dublin Institute of Technology |
547,351 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology |
87,264 |
|
Dundalk Institute of Technology |
183,862 |
|
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology |
273,544 |
|
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown |
142,699 |
|
Institute of Technology Carlow |
207,256 |
|
Institute of Technology Sligo |
198,359 |
|
Institute of Technology Tallaght |
141,104 |
|
Institute of Technology Tralee |
123,884 |
|
Letterkenny Institute of Technology |
139,146 |
|
Limerick Institute of Technology |
225,105 |
|
Waterford Institute of Technology |
315,790 |
|
Total Institutes of Technology |
3,072,067 |
|
Mary Immaculate College |
110,520 |
|
Mater Dei Institute |
18,746 |
|
National College of Art and Design |
34,700 |
|
National College of Ireland |
77,355 |
|
St. Patricks College Drumcondra |
55,360 |
|
Church of Ireland College of Education |
6,071 |
|
Froebel College of Education |
|
|
Marino Institute of Education |
29,388 |
|
Pontifical College |
24,745 |
|
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland |
18,061 |
|
St Angela's College, Sligo |
19,561 |
|
Tipperary Institute |
|
|
Total Other Colleges |
394,507 |
|
Grand Total |
6,599,999 |
