I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 to 148, inclusive, together.The following table provides a breakdown on a county basis of the status of the student grant applications received by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), the new centralised grant awarding authority. The tables includes those currently under appeal to SUSI. It gives the position for student grant applications for attendance at both further and higher education. The waiting time for processing a student grant application by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) varies, depending on a number of factors including the volume of applications received at any given time, the complexity of the grant applicants circumstances, and time taken by the applicant to submit all the required documentary evidence to enable a final decision to be made on an application. Every effort is made to ensure that students get decisions on their grant applications as soon as possible.
Appeals received by SUSI are dealt with in date order and the waiting time for decisions on appeals can vary depending on the complexity of the grant applicants circumstances which are under appeal. SUSI aims to issue determinations on appeals as promptly as possible and within the specified timeframes defined in the Student Support Act, 2011.
SUSI Applications - Processing position by County
County
|
Awarded
|
Appealed to SUSI
|
Cancelled/ Refused
|
Final Review/ Awaiting Course Acceptance
|
Awaiting Provisional Assessment (New Applications after closing date)
|
Reviewed and Supporting Documentation Requested
|
Total Applications
|
Carlow
|
120
|
14
|
116
|
130
|
83
|
488
|
951
|
Cavan
|
157
|
20
|
174
|
192
|
84
|
678
|
1305
|
Clare
|
208
|
33
|
213
|
266
|
109
|
909
|
1738
|
Cork
|
666
|
100
|
964
|
809
|
642
|
3565
|
6746
|
Donegal
|
397
|
38
|
334
|
445
|
158
|
1466
|
2838
|
Dublin
|
1187
|
183
|
2205
|
1539
|
1294
|
7264
|
13672
|
Galway
|
461
|
72
|
534
|
541
|
351
|
2374
|
4333
|
Kerry
|
258
|
42
|
316
|
335
|
201
|
1293
|
2445
|
Kildare
|
284
|
46
|
465
|
303
|
180
|
1388
|
2666
|
Kilkenny
|
150
|
17
|
178
|
168
|
99
|
763
|
1375
|
Laois
|
126
|
17
|
138
|
128
|
70
|
555
|
1034
|
Leitrim
|
67
|
10
|
75
|
88
|
36
|
356
|
632
|
Limerick
|
295
|
36
|
381
|
347
|
231
|
1512
|
2802
|
Longford
|
80
|
5
|
93
|
87
|
53
|
430
|
748
|
Louth
|
245
|
48
|
249
|
255
|
213
|
1088
|
2098
|
Mayo
|
263
|
23
|
297
|
363
|
194
|
1294
|
2434
|
Meath
|
263
|
37
|
341
|
309
|
179
|
1254
|
2383
|
Monaghan
|
123
|
21
|
144
|
151
|
57
|
598
|
1094
|
Offaly
|
173
|
22
|
176
|
162
|
53
|
628
|
1214
|
Roscommon
|
141
|
17
|
146
|
167
|
66
|
617
|
1154
|
Sligo
|
100
|
15
|
156
|
136
|
103
|
670
|
1180
|
Tipperary
|
291
|
48
|
366
|
334
|
160
|
1419
|
2618
|
Waterford
|
217
|
25
|
312
|
250
|
112
|
974
|
1890
|
Westmeath
|
219
|
29
|
254
|
229
|
75
|
840
|
1646
|
Wexford
|
323
|
43
|
331
|
318
|
123
|
1176
|
2314
|
Wicklow
|
220
|
37
|
313
|
204
|
124
|
1017
|
1915
|
Outside of Ireland
|
27
|
10
|
109
|
45
|
56
|
266
|
513
|
Sub Total
|
*7061
|
1008
|
9380
|
** 8301
|
5106
|
***34882
|
65738
|
Submitted online not yet downloaded
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
382
|
Total
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
66120
|
* This figure does not include some 2,000 applications which have been awarded pending submission of final course details by the student
** This figure includes some 2,000 applications which have been awarded pending submission of final course details by the student.
*** This figure includes some 21,000 applications for which SUSI is awaiting documentation and some 15,000 on hand with SUSI which are being checked to ensure all documentation submitted is complete