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Minister for Further, Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, today announced appointments to the Student Grants Appeals Board (SGAB), for the period 2021 to 2026.
The new board will have seven members, as the act requires. Two of the previous board members will be reappointed, alongside five new members. Members can serve for a maximum of two five-year periods. The new board will start its work in mid-September, and the board appointments will be for a maximum of 5 years.
The new board appointments meet the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's 'Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards' and followed a Public Appointments Service advertisement to fill the board vacancies.
Minister Harris said:
“I want to express my thanks and gratitude to those who have served on previous Student Grants Appeals Board. This is an important function, ensuring fairness for students applying for grants, and indeed for SUSI, whose staff assist so many people every year.
"I’m delighted to welcome the new board members who are about to take up their duties, and I know they will carry out their roles in the spirit of equality and impartiality.”
The new board will have a chairperson and six ordinary members.
The SGAB is an independent appeals board created under the Student Support Act, 2011. It considers and decides appeals from students about initial SUSI decisions on student grant applications.
Under the 2011 act, an applicant who is unhappy with a decision by a SUSI appeals officer may appeal to the SGAB. The SGAB hears around 800 appeals each year.