Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are still students awaiting a decision on their 2012/13 higher education grant applications; his views on whether a student (details supplied) in County Mayo has been unfairly treated; if he will expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/13]

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 the original decision was overturned. 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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321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27914/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the applicant referred to by the Deputy was issued with a decision on the 22nd April 2013 advising him that he was deemed ineligible to receive a grant. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct one, she/he may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down, in writing, by SUSI, and remains of the view that SUSI has not interpreted the scheme correctly in his/her case, an appeal form outlining the position may be submitted by the applicant to the Student Grant Appeals Board. The relevant appeal form will be available on request from SUSI.