Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Department of Education and Skills
Student Grant Scheme Appeals
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a student grant application appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27397/13]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, her student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI on the 24th of May 2013.
On that basis, the application is currently being reassessed and the student will be notified directly by SUSI of the outcome.
Where an appeal is turned down in writing by SUSI and the applicant remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in his or her case, an appeal form outlining the position may be submitted by the applicant to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board.
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/13]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, her student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI and also to the Independent Appeals Board. SUSI was advised by the Appeals Board to review the application of the applicant referred to by the Deputy as the original decision was overturned by the Appeals Board.
The student's application was reassessed and on the 6th June 2013, a revised award letter issued to the student.
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