Officials sorry for Susi grant ‘chaos’

The student grants system that caused “chaos” when set up four years ago has lost so much money it would risk being closed down if it was a private company, the chair of a Dáil group has claimed.

The suggestion was made at the Public Accounts Committee during a detailed discussion on the recent crisis surrounding the Student Universal Support Ireland (Susi) grant system.

Department of Education and City of Dublin Education and Training Board officials offered “sincere apologies” for the scandal affecting vulnerable students and their families. They insist it has been fixed.