Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022
448. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who qualified for a SUSI grant by county in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [60822/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe principal support provided by my Department in financial terms is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
The scheme is demand led and as such the numbers applying each year can change for reasons such as demographics, employment rates etc. The number of students who qualified for a SUSI grant by county in each of the past five years and to date in 2022 is as follows
Breakdown by Home Address County:
|
Home Address County |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23* |
|
Carlow |
1,223 |
1,121 |
1,205 |
1,162 |
1,053 |
|
Cavan |
1,690 |
1,611 |
1,565 |
1,425 |
1,290 |
|
Clare |
2,340 |
2,206 |
2,256 |
2,246 |
1,921 |
|
Cork |
8,324 |
7,853 |
8,161 |
7,630 |
6,469 |
|
Donegal |
3,860 |
3,691 |
3,885 |
3,522 |
3,024 |
|
Dublin |
15,319 |
14,808 |
15,914 |
15,876 |
13,498 |
|
Galway |
5,068 |
4,772 |
4,793 |
4,595 |
3,883 |
|
Kerry |
2,996 |
2,845 |
2,858 |
2,698 |
2,332 |
|
Kildare |
3,221 |
3,157 |
3,322 |
3,291 |
2,757 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,863 |
1,804 |
1,797 |
1,705 |
1,418 |
|
Laois |
1,610 |
1,595 |
1,644 |
1,552 |
1,359 |
|
Leitrim |
809 |
781 |
751 |
674 |
588 |
|
Limerick |
3,441 |
3,261 |
3,320 |
3,154 |
2,761 |
|
Longford |
825 |
822 |
902 |
920 |
764 |
|
Louth |
2,689 |
2,679 |
2,865 |
2,844 |
2,471 |
|
Mayo |
2,868 |
2,789 |
2,842 |
2,745 |
2,232 |
|
Meath |
3,024 |
2,932 |
3,134 |
3,062 |
2,553 |
|
Monaghan |
1,327 |
1,296 |
1,303 |
1,244 |
1,091 |
|
Offaly |
1,556 |
1,523 |
1,556 |
1,529 |
1,270 |
|
Roscommon |
1,462 |
1,308 |
1,339 |
1,295 |
1,137 |
|
Sligo |
1,360 |
1,322 |
1,279 |
1,169 |
970 |
|
Tipperary |
3,082 |
2,869 |
2,852 |
2,725 |
2,224 |
|
Waterford |
2,315 |
2,232 |
2,390 |
2,266 |
1,876 |
|
Westmeath |
1,795 |
1,700 |
1,797 |
1,721 |
1,398 |
|
Wexford |
3,051 |
2,880 |
2,966 |
2,746 |
2,343 |
|
Wicklow |
2,095 |
1,979 |
2,048 |
1,961 |
1,679 |
|
Other/Out Of State |
584 |
512 |
531 |
698 |
753 |
|
Grand Total |
79,797 |
76,348 |
79,275 |
76,455 |
65,114 |
*Data for current academic year 2022/23 likely to change as processing is ongoing.
