SUSI have withdrawn their threat to demand grants back from students. This is a big victory for the 39 student that were told last Thursday their course was no longer been covered, one of the students mothers in the PBP Bray group, took this battle on from the get go, and made countless phone calls and sent e mail to everyone, letting them know they were not going do this to her daughter, she got support from the SWP and PBP on this issues and got one of the Members in PBP who is involved with the student union, to let them know that this is war, i have no doubt in my mind if she, and Im sure other parents did the same, and took on SUSI, Susi would have tried to get away with this, so well do June Tobin Maher, you had all the students backs on this issue, but as June said this is no means a victory until the students get a clear statement that the students and future students will always have this grant available to them. It is a not just a disgrace that students were put through this in the first place, it was deplorable, their world was shattered for day, they were crying and stressed out, worrying about their future. What reassurance will the students get that they have a grant for this course next year and in the future? Who made this decision in the first place, who is accountable for this and why were the young students put through this, will there be an apology issued to these students and their parents, these are question that still need to be answered, and June is going to make sure she gets these answers no matter what. Below is a statement from SUSI. SUSI CONFIRMS FULL-TIME DENTAL NURSING AND HYGIENE COURSES ARE APPROVED FOR STUDENT GRANTS The student grants awarding body, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) has announced that full-time dental nursing and dental hygiene courses in Trinity College Dublin and the dental hygiene course in UCC are approved for student grants. Following a review of awarded grants, questions arose about the eligibility status of these courses under the current Student Grant Scheme. SUSI suspended grant payments to students under the Scheme, pending clarification from the Department of Education and Skills. The Department has clarified that the courses have approved status on the basis that they were approved under previous schemes. As a result, payments will be restored to eligible students and any arrears paid as soon as possible. The decision follows close consultation with the Union of Students in Ireland, aimed at bringing the issue to a satisfactory conclusion for the students studying these courses.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:36:36 +0000
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