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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021

Thursday, 7 October 2021

Questions (336)

Johnny Guirke

Question:

336. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who were successful in their appeal of a SUSI grant initial refusal in the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48826/21]

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The principal support provided by my Department in financial terms is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.

The scheme is demand led and as such the numbers applying each year can change for reasons such as demographics, employment rates etc.

The Student Grant Scheme is administered by the centralised national grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), a business unit of CDETB (City of Dublin Education and Training Board), on behalf of the Department. The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for SUSI to determine.

Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in his/her case, an appeal form outlining the position may be submitted by the applicant to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board.

The numbers of students who were successful in their appeal of a SUSI initial grant refusal in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 are set out in the table.

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2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22*

Upheld after a Refusal

1,527

1,733

1,472

1,540

587

The numbers of students who were successful in their appeal of a SUSI initial grant refusal as a result of new information or a change in circumstances in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 are set out in the table.

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2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22*

"Change in Circumstances or New Info" of Refusal and Upheld

1,482

1,590

1,421

1,471

553

*Please Note Current year (2021-22) may change as processing is ongoing.

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