Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
610. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the considerable inconvenience caused by the fact that SUSI grants cannot be paid into bank accounts that are based outside Ireland within the European Union despite the considerable number of SUSI grant recipients who study outside Ireland in the European Union. [35295/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe establishment of SUSI as a single national awarding authority in 2012 has enabled significant process and efficiency improvements in grant administration, resulting in positive outcomes for students in terms of streamlined grant application processing and the payment of awarded grants.
These improvements include the payment of maintenance grants directly into students' personal bank accounts by electronic funds transfer (EFT) in monthly instalments throughout the academic year. Students can also provide and update their bank account details quickly and securely, together with other important information, on a self-service basis through their online SUSI accounts.
The payment processing service that is used by SUSI currently facilitates EFT payments to Irish bank accounts only. However, students can access their funds from anywhere in the EU.
