Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protections) Bill 2018: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Kathleen FunchionKathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not have many questions. I welcome that the USI is supportive of the Bill. Its representatives are preaching to the converted in terms of all the stuff they are saying about students. We know of many situations of people struggling to stay in college. If they end up dropping out, fees the following year are an issue if they did not complete their first year.

I will take the opportunity to ask one question. I know about the SUSI grant. With regard to the additional financial supports from colleges and universities, are there criteria attached to them? It is a little bit off topic. The funding seems to be allocated on an ad hocbasis. It seems that students have to first qualify for a grant to be eligible. Many people fall outside of the criteria and do not get anything. Could the witnesses shed any light on that? Are they aware of any criteria? It is something I am interested in following up.Perhaps I could follow up separately if the witnesses do not have the information today.

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