Questions

2517. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions that have been taken to alleviate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on students; if additional financial supports or targeted grant increases are being considered for the upcoming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19508/25]

2543. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI postgraduate maintenance rate to the summer months also as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/25]

2544. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI maintenance rate to the summer months for students on placement as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/25]

2545. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to provide students on SUSI who partake in mandatory placement an additional maintenance grant of €250 similarly to the grant for Erasmus students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/25]

2555. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a progress update on the implementation of financial supports for students undertaking unpaid or underfunded mandatory placements, as committed to in the programme for Government; if his Department has engaged with SUSI or the HEA to develop a targeted funding mechanism; when students can …

2565. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason part-time students attending Kings Inn are not currently eligible to apply for a SUSI grant; whether consideration can be given in the context of the student grant scheme 2025 to allow such part-time students to apply for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/25]

2578. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if she will extend the SUSI grant to include graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21140/25]

1071. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of full time students in Irish higher education institutions in receipt of a SUSI grant in each of the years 2020 to 2024, broken down by category of grant (details supplied). [17247/25]

1072. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to fund an allocation of at least 30% of beds for vulnerable groups of students such as SUSI Recipients, HEAR, and Access Students and so on such as in UCD, DCU and Maynooth University. [17334/25]

835. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the issues surrounding students’ eligibility for SUSI grants for a certain approved course under the part-time fee scheme (details supplied); if there are any plans to expand this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15113/25]

840. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a SUSI grant appeal will be approved for a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15331/25]

849. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding support available to a person (details supplied); if their SUSI application will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15630/25]

872. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will examine an issue with a UK bursary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13895/25]

221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will allocate funds for financial assistance to radiation therapy students, who are currently under pressure and receiving no financial support, uniform allowance, travel allowance or payment for clinical placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10022/25]

222. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that students that study remotely are deemed ineligible for the SUSI grant even though it can have a life-changing impact on them (details supplied). [10032/25]

223. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students attending full-time degree courses in a fully online capacity (details supplied) are eligible for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10176/25]

992. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Education if he will engage with SUSI on its ‘applicant classes’ whereby students are required to be out of education for three years before they can be classified as independent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/25]

863. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intervention that can be undertaken for a person (details supplied) unable to access the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6149/25]

866. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intervention that can be undertaken for a person (details supplied) unable to access the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6206/25]

1372. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to allow for mortgage repayments to be disregarded when assessing the income threshold for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2337/25]

1726. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the recent and scheduled payment rise for PhD students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1568/25]

1727. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI will review its eligibility criteria to be classed as an independent student to account for the thousands of people who are residing at home with their parents because of the housing crisis, who are now excluded from accessing higher education due to being means tested along with their parents’ …

1731. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the guidelines for SUSI grants in order that all mature students are treated as independent, even if they live with a parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1945/25]

1732. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timescale for the introduction for the €25,000 stipend for SFI and IRC-funded PhD students; which PhD students qualify for the €25,000 stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1981/25]