Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Ms Stewart did not reply to my question about the Ombudsman. What percentage of people are not proceeding with their applications? I take it that 99% applied online. SUSI has an e-mail address for all of them. It is a simple matter to send them an e-mail asking them whether they intend to proceed with their application. If they say "No", they can be ruled out and SUSI can start work on the others.

Since students are not fully registered in college, as well as all the problems pointed out, there is a knock-on effect. If one is applying for social welfare payments, one needs the application stamped by the college to say one is registered to get a social welfare payment. Will Ms Stewart comment on that?