465. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps taken to help support students and families in Carlow and Kilkenny by reforming the SUSI grant, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7278/26]
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467. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has examined the impact of the current means test for the SUSI grant on adult applicants who, due to the lack of available or affordable housing, continue to reside in the family home and are therefore assessed on parental income; whether a review of the SUSI means-testing arrangements is planned to add…
468. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of an appeal for a SUSI grant for a person (details supplied): when a decision is likely to be reached in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7320/26]
335. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the eligibility rules for SUSI grant support for students undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/26]
1069. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on SUSI grant income thresholds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3597/26]
1083. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants for SUSI who were refused; the reasons for refusal; the number of applicants approved, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3883/26]
599. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will provide a detailed explanation about the ongoing technical issues with a new student record system at TU Dublin affecting all five campuses; of the 321 unregistered TU Dublin students impacted, if these students are still eligible to apply for SUSI grants; and if he will make a sta…
600. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department can take to support further and higher education students who because of college or university technical problems are unable to register and therefore cannot access their SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2935/26]
2603. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding access to SUSI grant support for students enrolled on part-time higher education programmes which carry a full academic workload of 60 ECTS credits per academic year; whether consideration has been given to amending eligibility criteria to take account of the actual academic intensi…
775. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a person (details supplied) is being refused a SUSI grant in view of circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73417/25]
1171. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grants available to a person (details supplied) enrolled in a course SUSI does not cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71992/25]
1103. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the difficulties students experience accessing documents to prove they are not dependents in their SUSI applications, in particular care leavers and survivors of domestic violence. [70115/25]
702. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to review the case of a person (details supplied); the reason this person was refused the special rate of SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67305/25]
703. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to review the case of a person (details supplied); if there is any avenue available to seek a review or appeal of the decision in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67343/25]
708. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1178 of 18 November 2025, his plans to provide additional student assistance funding to the Higher Education Authority for the remainder of the current 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will provide the additional allocations for each of the five Technological …
716. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending SUSI grant to part-time postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67900/25]
1172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider extending the SUSI grant to graduate medicine students in appreciation of the vital role these graduates will play in the healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63138/25]
1178. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161 of 12 November 2025, the reason for the fall in the student assistance fund provided by his Department from €8,823,432 for the academic year 2023-2024 to €3,812,601 for 2025-2026 to the five technological universities; if he intends to provide additional s…
1128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if the decision regarding this person’s SUSI application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60994/25]
1134. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the documentation which is accepted by SUSI for persons who are ‘hidden homeless’ that is couch surfing in other people’s houses (details supplied) and unable to provide proof of address through a utility bill/lease; if exceptions will be made in these instances; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
1135. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the current SUSI grant assessment criteria, given that some parents are being penalised where a dependent child previously worked full-time but is now returning to full-time education, resulting in the loss of that income; if he will consider allowing this change in circumstances to b…
1153. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students in receipt of SUSI grants; the percentage each group represents of the overall student body, by threshold group (partial fees, full fees, fees plus maintenance); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61834/25]
1159. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to expand the criteria for the SUSI grant to include persons who have become estranged from their family, and therefore cannot be supported by their family's income, and do not have the paperwork to prove this estrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62098/25…
203. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if approval will be granted for a SUSI application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60232/25]
204. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to examine the case for a review of the limits for the SUSI grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60282/25]