Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision on a student universal support Ireland grant application will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4375/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter in the first instance for the 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 in relation to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means, it would not be possible for me to say whether or not a student would qualify for a grant. If an individual's P60 includes amounts paid in 2012 but were earned in a previous tax year an individual can inform the Revenue Commissioners and have those amounts excluded from their P21 Balancing Statement. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, she/he may appeal, in the first instance, to the appeals officer in SUSI. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in his/her case, an appeal form outlining the position may be submitted by the applicant to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board. The relevant appeal form will be available on request from SUSI.