Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an applicant of a higher education grant has had a decision issued which removed 50% of the their registration fee allowance and also removed their eligibility for a maintenance grant when their financial position has not changed from previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34030/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority.

The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form, including those relating to reckonable income, it would not be possible for me to say why a student's level of grant was reduced.

Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant awarding authority.

An applicant may appeal the decision of the grant awarding authority to its appeals officer.

Where the appeals officer decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department or the independent appeals board, as appropriate.