1235. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of removing the mature dependent section of SUSI treating all over the age of 23 as independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23574/25]
Topics / Grant Payments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsGrant Payments
354 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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340 written, 14 oral
95
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| January 2025 | 14 |
| February 2025 | 14 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 30 |
| May 2025 | 29 |
| June 2025 | 14 |
| July 2025 | 49 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 25 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 22 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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1236. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many students would become eligible for SUSI if the student earnings was removed, and how much this would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23575/25]
1239. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of allowing SUSI to cover micro credentials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/25]
1240. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the criteria of the special rate of SUSI for all those earning under €50,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23580/25]
1249. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an Irish citizen, who completed their second-level education abroad, in a non-EU country, that intends to return and pursue their third-level education in Ireland, will meet the criteria for SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/25]
1262. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) who has been denied a SUSI grant due to complex circumstances not of their making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/25]
1263. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the SUSI postgraduate contribution to €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24177/25]
1264. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to allow anyone over the age of 18 to be eligible to be assessed as an independent student if they meet all other criteria in SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/25]
1265. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost so SUSI covered100% of postgraduate fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/25]
352. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the training support grant will allow for the funding of driving lessons beyond the initial 12 in order to give individuals the best opportunity to pass the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22911/25]
360. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason when an artist with a disability receives a grant from the Arts Council, their disability allowance is reduced or withdrawn, despite the well-documented additional costs associated with living with a disability; and his views on whether support for artistic work should be seen as separate from the basic supports needed to cover the cost…
581. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps needed to access a SUSI grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/25]
586. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if child maintenance payments are disregarded under the assessment for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/25]
601. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to expand the SUSI grant system to returning immigrants, asylum seekers, migrants, those who are undocumented and those in direct provision and whether his Department knows what the cost would be for the residency criteria to be removed to enable that access; if he will share these costs; and if …
604. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to supply any analysis his Department has undertaken on the estimated costs associated with extending the fee grant to students studying outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22783/25]
269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that anyone applying for the SUSI over the age of 23, still residing with their parents is automatically classed as a mature dependent student and means-tested according to the household income; if he is aware that the assumption of family support for adults living in their parental home wh…
270. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that adults over 23 applying for the SUSI grant who are living in the parental home but are not, themselves, legal adult dependents, are classed as mature dependent students and subject to a means-test of the entire household income; if he is aware of the hardship that results from the assu…
713. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for the power up grant in 2025; the number of firms that have taken it up; the value of the total claims; and the percentage of claims as a share of total eligible businesses. [19479/25]
1765. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a liming payment will be issue to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21269/25]
1766. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a liming payment will be issued to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21280/25]
1767. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a liming payment will be issue to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21281/25]
2488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending SUSI student contribution fees to undergraduate students studying abroad in the UK/EU; if further consideration could be given in this regard to the fact that many of these students wish to return to Ireland and enter employment upon completion of their studies abroad; and if h…
2492. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applications made to SUSI for the 2024-2025 academic year that were rejected on the grounds of household income exceeding the limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18708/25]
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]