Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2013
329. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, may expect their higher education grant application to be processed; if he will expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4226/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraOfficials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that, in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, a grant has been refused and a letter outlining the position issued on the 21st January, 2013. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, she/he may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI. 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 Grant Appeals Board.
