945. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the student maintenance grant by €1,000 for full-time students at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/25]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsGrant Payments
354 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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| July 2025 | 49 |
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| November 2025 | 25 |
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| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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946. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the non-adjacent maintenance grant by €1,000 for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31792/25]
947. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of extending the current fee contribution grants for eligible undergraduate part-time students to part-time post-graduate students. [31793/25]
948. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Government will act on their commitment in the Programme for Government to provide subsidies for students pursuing graduate entry medicine in line with undergraduate medicine; the methods of financial support that will be developed; the timeline for reform; and if he will make a statement on the m…
969. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will be capping the current grants to Solas for further education and training, to the welcome increase from €537,474 to €589, 221 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32539/25]
989. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an applicant (details supplied) will be considered for SUSI assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32706/25]
448. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the application for the farm succession grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31408/25]
711. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to engage with various Ministers to provide a once off stand alone grant to a sports and leisure complex in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29905/25]
716. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is any existing or any upcoming plan for an indicative timeframe from his Department for the approval of the submitted documentation for the Capital Sports Grant for an applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30090/25]
770. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the plans to introduce staged payments for the vacant and derelict property refurbishment grant administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/25]
1657. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if under-23-year-olds who are living independently but not estranged from their parents can apply for SUSI independently of their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30101/25]
3. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will reform the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, assessment criteria for independent living given that students under 23 years are assessed as dependent on their parents even if they live independently, as are those over 23 years who cannot leave home due to the housing crisis; and if he will…
6. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants from Mayo who had their SUSI application refused in the 2024 academic year. [25803/25]
9. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to further increase the SUSI grant application threshold in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26323/25]
11. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI applicants from Mayo who had their SUSI revoked in the middle of the academic year. [25802/25]
33. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants from Mayo who had their SUSI application approved in the 2024 academic year. [25804/25]
248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €100 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25958/25]
249. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €150 per month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25959/25]
250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €200 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25960/25]
251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €50 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25961/25]
252. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €75 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25962/25]
930. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of an Erasmus+ grant for a person (details supplied); if there is a mechanism to allow for exceptions or alternative documentation in such cases, particularly when the student has fulfilled all other obligations; the oversight that exists to ensure that partner institutions offered to Irish studen…
937. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the estimated full cost of increasing SUSI maintenance by 15%, both adjacent and non-adjacent, over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26027/25]
42. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any grants can be expected for those who wish to build a modular and ‘cabin-style’ home; when these grants can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18587/25]
78. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being allocated for housing adaptation grants in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24598/25]