Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2019
386. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for a third level maintenance grant refused in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13748/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe student grant scheme administered by SUSI, provides grants to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
The number of applicants who applied to SUSI for a grant but were deemed ineligible for the period 2015/16 to 2018/19 by county, is in the table.
Refused Applications only for years 2015-19, split into Counties (from home address), as on SUSI systems on 15/03/2019
|
Status |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
Carlow |
245 |
234 |
218 |
211 |
|
Cavan |
338 |
325 |
348 |
322 |
|
Clare |
477 |
442 |
474 |
427 |
|
Cork |
2,054 |
1,942 |
1,790 |
1,689 |
|
Donegal |
656 |
626 |
617 |
558 |
|
Dublin |
4,188 |
3,965 |
3,887 |
3,666 |
|
Galway |
1,116 |
1,117 |
1,100 |
1,046 |
|
Kerry |
648 |
553 |
591 |
597 |
|
Kildare |
890 |
773 |
766 |
662 |
|
Kilkenny |
357 |
381 |
342 |
324 |
|
Laois |
319 |
310 |
333 |
310 |
|
Leitrim |
141 |
134 |
146 |
137 |
|
Limerick |
795 |
790 |
749 |
673 |
|
Longford |
167 |
166 |
161 |
148 |
|
Louth |
589 |
541 |
536 |
481 |
|
Mayo |
557 |
528 |
511 |
477 |
|
Meath |
773 |
757 |
742 |
669 |
|
Monaghan |
245 |
260 |
256 |
231 |
|
Offaly |
292 |
311 |
301 |
268 |
|
Roscommon |
241 |
282 |
252 |
215 |
|
Sligo |
305 |
307 |
291 |
268 |
|
Tipperary |
668 |
661 |
624 |
570 |
|
Waterford |
501 |
464 |
442 |
396 |
|
Westmeath |
438 |
375 |
325 |
345 |
|
Wexford |
486 |
532 |
475 |
447 |
|
Wicklow |
518 |
451 |
456 |
475 |
|
Other* |
544 |
402 |
354 |
296 |
|
Total |
18,548 |
17,629 |
17,087 |
15,908 |
