Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In all these things, there has to be a cut-off point somewhere. There will always be someone on the wrong side of the cut-off point unfortunately. As public representatives, we all know of situations where somebody is unfortunately on the other side. These issues can always be reviewed and they will always be under consideration in terms of whether one needs changes in the system. While there were difficulties in the first year, SUSI has settled down well in general. For example, an issue that was raised in committee previously was around independent students and how one defines whether one is independent from one's family. Issues like that are always kept under review if we feel there may be a need to change. I have no immediate plans to change the cut-off points.