Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

An issue came up with me recently is that of somebody in digs who, as part of their SUSI application, was asked to provide a utility bill. Obviously if a person is in digs, he or she will not have a utility bill. Because of the lack of regulation in the sector, some students are going to pay cash. It does not give them the details. Is that a further reason to have digs regulation? Have the USI contacted SUSI about the fact that this impacts on students who cannot get a SUSI grant?