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Fund for Students with Disabilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 October 2014

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Ceisteanna (156)

Joe Costello

Ceist:

156. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, for the period September 2012 to August 2014, the institutions that have received funding via the fund for students with disabilities; the amount each institution has received; the number of students the funding is in relation to at each institution; the number of undergraduate students for which the institutions are receiving funding who are studying courses, including HND courses, of less than two years' duration at each institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37300/14]

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The following table shows the grant allocated to Higher Education Institutions (HEI) under the Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) in the period from September 2012 to August 2014, the academic years 2012-13 and 2013-14. This table also provides details on the number of beneficiaries.

In order to be eligible for support under the FSD a student must be enrolled on an approved courses. Approved courses are full-time undergraduate courses of not less than two years duration or full-time postgraduate courses of not less than one year duration. There are no students supported under the FSD in any HEI studying undergraduate courses of less than two years in duration.

Institution

Funding allocated 2012-13 €)

Number of Beneficiaries 2012-13

Funding allocated 2013-14 (€)

Number of Beneficiaries 2013-14

Dublin City University

235,352

309

419,249

398

National University of Ireland, Galway

501,908

407

495,214

419

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

289,055

397

398,133

441

Trinity College Dublin

592,028

724

550,000

786

University College Cork

597,748

605

613,275

664

University College Dublin

321,051

686

388,025

826

University of Limerick

453,038

360

420,000

387

Athlone Institute of Technology

282,758

144

372,351

171

Cork Institute of Technology

243,518

328

243,518

392

Dublin Institute of Technology

572,819

641

615,375

673

Dundalk Institute of Technology

65,000

77

120,000

89

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

699,791

332

647,836

376

Institute of Art, Design & Technology

134,531

156

180,000

180

Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

196,085

118

111,571

50

Institute of Technology Carlow

186,642

230

137,111

233

Institute of Technology Sligo

114,514

171

100,000

158

Institute of Technology Tallaght

56,938

48

75,000

58

Institute of Technology Tralee

116,542

90

80,339

97

Letterkenny Institute of Technology

250,528

134

327,179

134

Limerick Institute of Technology

482,519

200

509,956

229

Waterford Institute of Technology

306,748

293

306,748

315

Mary Immaculate College

62,445

20

70,000

18

Mater Dei Institute of Education

23,437

13

34,887

16

National College of Art and Design

80,722

83

72,631

88

St. Angela's College

28,600

18

40,314

32

St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra

29,290

11

19,044

17

All Hallows College

15,670

1

-

0

Carlow College (St. Patricks)

69,590

35

73,382

44

Law Society of Ireland

5,174

1

-

0

Marino Institute of Education

11,300

6

10,250

7

National College of Ireland

158,975

99

156,000

98

Shannon College of Hotel Management

10,700

10

4,988

9

St Patrick's College, Thurles

8,800

8

3,563

8

Total

7,203,816

6,755

7,595,939

7,413

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