John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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I will ask about SUSI grants, particularly for individuals with stamp 4 status who are being denied these grants because, essentially, there is a ban on them. A number of people have been in touch with me on this matter. One instance concerned a 19-year-old woman who was accepted into the first year of an international business course in Dublin City University, DCU. As she was on stamp 3, she qualified for the grant. However, during the year, she changed to a stamp 4 and was then not only refused a grant and fees for 2023-24, but was also asked for more than €5,000 back that she had received from SUSI. I am working on that case, which is replicated in a number of different cases I am working on. There are challenges. I am not sure how prevalent this situation is or what is being done or whether it is being looked at. Certainly, it is impacting negatively on a number of people I am aware of. How prevalent is it?