Ombudsman accepts over 50 complaints against Susi

More than 50 complaints against the body overseeing the approval of student grants have been accepted by the ombudsman.

The Ombudsman’s Office has taken 55 complaints against Student Universal Support Ireland (Susi) since June 21 — of which 34 are still being investigated.

A further 90 complaints were rejected by the ombudsman as Susi’s internal appeals process had not yet been fully exhausted by students.