Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the estimated cost of reversing the budget 2011 decision to increase the SUSI grant non-adjacency qualifying distance from 24 km to 45 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe cost of reversing the change to the distance criterion from the existing 45 km to 24 km, is estimated to be in the region of €26 m.
The above costing assumes that a change to the distance criterion would result in a similar percentage of students qualifying for the higher non-adjacent grant support, as existed pre Budget 2011.
