Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion

1:00 pm

Photo of Marie Louise O'DonnellMarie Louise O'Donnell (Independent)
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It relates to the matters subject to appeal in 2011 and 2012. There seem to be a huge number of appeals relating to a repeat period of study. Can SUSI and the Department comment on that? The figures relating to nationality and immigration status seem to be quite large too. Can they also comment on that? Is there a lack of the right kind of information? What are the pitfalls here? We have a young population but it is in a growth sector.