Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Higher Education Grants: Wake Up SUSI

9:00 am

Ms Suzanne Quin:

The girl in question, who would prefer not to be named, is from a very poor background. She got involved with the CLAY youth project in Crumlin and with its aid she was granted a scholarship for Griffith College. She was refused a SUSI maintenance grant and works three days a week while doing a law degree. I also study law and I know the hours that are required for research. She is doing this along with working shifts three days a week to keep herself going. It is difficult. She is in the same situation as we are.

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