Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Further and Higher Education
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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1979.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital funding allocated to a university (details supplied) between 2019-2024, in tabular form.[34782/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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As requested, the following link shows the capital funding allocation to Dublin City University from 2019 -2024 in tabular form.
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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1980.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of SUSI grants and for a comparison with 2019, in tabular form.[34783/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The 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 administered on behalf of my Department by the national student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), a business unit of CDETB.
The number of student that were paid SUSI Grants for the 2019/2020 academic year was 71,503. The number of students that will avail of SUSI Grants for the 2024/2025 year is not available at this early stage. Not all students that are awarded at this stage will result in being paid, e.g. student may not register in college.
Therefore, to provide a like-for-like comparison, the table below shows the number of SUSI grant applications awarded for academic year 2019/2020 and academic year 2024/2025 up to 31 August 2024.
| Academic Year | 2019/2020 | 2024/2025* (Up to 31 August 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Applications Awarded | 76,348 | 67,097* |
| Number of Applicants Paid | 71,503 | - |
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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1981.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied), and for a comparison with the funding provided in 2019, in tabular form.[34784/24]
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, my Department provides funding to SOLAS who distributes it to 16 Education and Training Boards to deliver Further Education and Training (FET) programmes and services at local level including Youthreach.
The table below sets out the funding provided to ETBs to deliver Youthreach provision (excluding Community Training Centres) for the period 2019 - 2024:
| - | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 64,602,999 | 65,695,542 | 64,102,006 | 66,040,827 | 68,909,251 | 73,325,157 |
Further to engagement between my officials and the Deputy's office, the funding allocated to the Youthreach centre in Ballymun for the same period is set out below:
| - | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Jan-Jul 2024** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymun | 910,660 | 924,043 | 914,976 | 950,363 | 1,000,973 | 665,392 |
It is important to also note that funding is allocated based on programme numbers, and within allocated budgets.
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