Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when a decision will be made; if he will expedite the application due to financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4081/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that additional information has been requested from the student referred to by the Deputy. When the requested documentation is returned, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Where an individual applicant considers that he has been unjustly refused a student grant, or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct one, 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 Grants Appeals Board. The relevant appeal form is available to download from

Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when a decision will be made; if he will expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4082/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that it is awaiting the final course acceptance form from the student in question to enable her grant application to be processed to finality. This has been requested from the student in writing. The assessment team in SUSI have tried to phone the applicant in order to request same but the number supplied would not connect.