Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the student grant appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53431/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.

The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine.

The student referred to by the Deputy has submitted an appeal to the Student Grant Appeals Board. The student has been requested to furnish documentation to the Board. The appeal is due to be heard mid-November once all relevant documentation has been received.