Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)

I remember speaking on Second Stage of the Student Support Bill a few years ago, but it seems no progress has been made on it since then. I am sure many Deputies have had people call to their clinics who have not yet been paid their grants. There is a huge backlog of grant applications and the various authorities are stretched in terms of their ability to process them. Has the Tánaiste any plan to bring forward this legislation, as it was supposed to reform the position?

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