€2.8m in overpaid college grants outstanding at end of 2016
The figures include €1.6m paid incorrectly during that year arising from ongoing assessments by Student Universal Support Ireland (Susi) in relation to eligibility for grants or students withdrawing from courses.
The 2016 amount takes account of refunds by colleges up to June 2017 of fees that Susi had paid them on behalf of qualifying students who were subsequently deemed ineligible or who dropped out.
