Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility and entitlement to higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has received conflicting information in this regard despite their obvious eligibility on income and academic grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35075/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the grant applications of the student referred to by the Deputy and her sister are currently under review and the students will be informed directly of the outcome of the review.

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 is available to download from