COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 12, 2012

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Manager if the first instalment of the Higher Education Grants for the 2012-13 Academic Year have been paid; to ask if there have been delays and if so, to state the reasons; and to make a statement on the provision of grants in general for students based in South Dublin?

REPLY:

Following on from the introduction of Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI)  which is  processing all new Student Grant Applications for the 2012/2013 Academic year South Dublin County Council received 852 renewal applications.  To date 485 have been awarded a grant and 151 are awaiting Students to submit further information.  The remainder of the applications are being processed daily in date received order. Awarding of the Grant is dependent on the application being received before the closing date together with all relevant and necessary documentation in order to process in a timely manner.   

When an application has been processed and awarded payment of the first instalment is made when the Registration Form has been returned by the Student duly signed by the College Registration office.

A total of €270,000 has been paid so far in Maintenance Grants and Fees for the current Academic Year.