Father’s death cert sent 3 times in grant bid

A student seeking a grant has had to submit her father’s death certificate three times to the agency set up to make applications faster and simpler, the Dáil has been told.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn also heard of a family in which one son did not qualify for a grant but his brother, who has already got his first instalment, fears being asked to pay it back.

The revelations came as Mr Quinn outlined that a review of Student Universal Support Ireland (Susi), part of City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee, will examine if it was properly prepared for the work it took on.