Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2020
100. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which the perspectives and experiences of current and former students will feature in the full-scale review of SUSI. [43299/20]
View answerIn line with the Programme for Government, I recently announced plans to review the SUSI scheme. The Programme for Government contains commitments to, among other things, review SUSI eligibility criteria, adjacency rates and postgraduate grant supports. The proposed scope of the SUSI review was noted by Government last week. My Department will oversee the implementation of the review through a steering group with student representation as well as representation from SUSI. It is intended that the review will commence early in the New Year and will report to me in summer 2021.
It is very important that we hear the perspectives of all stakeholders, including students, as part of this review and there will be a formal stakeholder consultation in 2021 which will inform the review process.
