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Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...with a household income below €100,000 will see their fees halved; they will actually see their fees reduced to €1,500 because they will get the €1,000 off and they can also get the €500 credit from the SUSI system as well. In addition, all student grants will increase from January, with none of the waiting until September that we had in previous years. We...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: On 25 August 2023, SUSI issued a letter to the student referred to by the Deputy advising them they needed to re-apply as a dependent student with their parents’ details. To date the student has not reapplied as a dependent student. I would encourage the student to make an application.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: .... As a parent who has three children in college, I am particularly mindful of the fees reduction and continued support for university fees. The increase in the student universal support Ireland, SUSI, grant is welcome for the hundreds of thousands who go to college every year. I welcome the rental tax credit and continued support for housing, which not only the Government, but the rest...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: ...Government and shows a very clear commitment to support special education. On the question of the higher education package, I welcome the real difference that has been made this year on Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants. The non-adjacent maintenance grants will be increased by €615 per annum, which is a real difference for those students. Those who receive adjacent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a SUSI application by a person (details supplied). [43418/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine. For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students (ie: assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (10 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...approved undergraduate course in Northern Ireland/the UK to continue post-Brexit. As an Irish citizen attending University in the UK, the student in question would be eligible to apply through the SUSI system for maintenance grant funding. Additionally, they would be eligible for tax relief at the standard rate of tax for approved courses at approved higher educational institutions in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...of the student contribution in 2023/24. Ultimately, the additional cost to the State of operating the FFI, should a flat rate reduction be applied, would be dependent on the number of FFI and SUSI eligible students in any given academic year. At this time costings for 2024/25 are not available, however based on the methodology applied in the aforementioned cost of education paper it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Bruton: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate his latest estimate of recipients of post-graduation student support from SUSI; if he will indicate their distribution between adjacent colleges and distance colleges, and within these categories at the special maintenance rate, at standard maintenance, at partial maintenance and at contribution reduction only support....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ..., I can guarantee that students will not be forgotten. They were not forgotten in the last budget. In the last budget, we reduced college fees and increased the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant. We made it easier for people to get the SUSI grant. We extended the rent credit to students and their parents if their parents were paying the rent. That was worth more than...

Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023) See 8 other results from this debate

Simon Harris: ...that for many people, the only way that they can access third level education might be on a part-time basis. It is a perfectly good way of doing it. It gets the person the same qualification but such a person cannot access the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, system, or the free fees. I am looking to see in the context of the focus on child poverty, child well-being and how we...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Students will not be forgotten in the budget next week. In the previous budget, we increased the SUSI grant and made it available to more people. We reduced student contribution fees, provided the rent credit to students and increased funding for student accommodation. Hundreds of additional beds are now being provided every year on our university and third level campuses. While I cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (3 Oct 2023)

Michael Ring: 708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expand the list of documents acceptable to SUSI to verify independent residence (details supplied) for students whose accommodation is through the rent-a-room scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: 711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current estimate of recipients of undergraduate student support from SUSI, and if he will indicate their distribution between adjacent colleges and distant colleges, and within these categories at the special maintenance rate, at standard maintenance, at partial maintenance and at contribution reduction only support. [42144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (3 Oct 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the CAO application process alerts students of unapproved courses that do not qualify for SUSI grants; if he is aware of the financial difficulties placed upon students who, having commenced such places, are subsequently notified that they do not qualify for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: .... All information, including the application form, is available on the gov.ie website. The Scheme will continue to be administered by the awarding authority, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (3 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Cathal Crowe: 723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can determine what exact documentation is required by an applicant for a SUSI grant (details supplied) in order to have their application considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42673/23]

Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...consider: (a) the impact on education and employment; (b) full removal of ceilings on number of hours in paid work outside of the home for those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance; (c) developing access for carers to avail of Back to Education, INTREO schemes etc., and ensure that the Carer’s Allowance is a qualifying scheme for training supports; (d) enabling access to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (26 Sep 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Emer Higgins: ...fee reduction that was introduced in 2022; and if, in the event that he decides to proceed with the €1,000 fee reduction, he is considering directing these funds solely toward recipients of the full SUSI grant, who would derive the greatest benefit from such a measure. [40972/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any procedures being put in place to ensure that the SUSI grant applications involving temporarily laid-off workers from Tara Mines can be appropriately assessed given the fact those workers cannot get a letter of job cessation from Revenue; if he will provide an update on these procedures; and if he will make a statement on the...