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…
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
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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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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]
600. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to significantly increase the disabled persons grant allocation to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7019/26]
607. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of funding allocated to each county council for housing grant schemes, in the years 2022 to date; when the thresholds to qualify were last revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/26]
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]
372. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the new grants to homeowners to break up retrofitting costs; when these grants will be made available; if they will be tiered based on income; the way in which he will ensure that those on medium to lower incomes can access these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1284/26]
1398. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the current practice where elderly and disabled people are in need of a replacement grant by the local authorities to replace gas boilers that are no longer functioning, pending the National Retrofit Plan being rolled out more extensively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74559/25]
1408. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the ban on new boilers under the older person grant, if he will revise the grant scheme to allow for other forms of heating systems, such as electric heaters, to be installed. [74861/25]
1484. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all private home grants are covered by the same scheme for all local authorities or if local authorities set their own scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2170/26]
1485. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who has a right of residency in a house of their child, are not entitled to a housing adaptation grant because there is no tenancy agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2171/26]
2141. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and allow for a transitional payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74230/25]
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…
151. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for consideration for SEAI individual grants for new heating systems be used in conjunction with the local authority older person grant due to the high cost of new heating systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73070/25]
291. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the process and policy that exist within the SEAI to ensure consistency and fairness in the application of grant criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73714/25]
292. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason approval for support for works was not granted at a home (details supplied), given neighbouring homes with matching parameters were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73715/25]
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]
614. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the over-the-shop grant will be introduced; the amount of grant aid that will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72371/25]
615. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria to qualify for the over-the-shop grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72372/25]
640. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of newborn grants provided, by county since the introduction of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71747/25]
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]
288. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider expanding the criteria for car adaptation grants, to ensure those most in need are not excluded as they do not meet the limited criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69180/25]