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
Marie 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.