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With the SUSI debacle leavings thousands of Galway students still waiting for their grant applications to be processed, a local TD has called on the Education Minister to “sort out” the issue.

Up to 2,000 students from across Mayo are still waiting for their grant applications to be processed by the new centralised student grant system, SUSI, which was set up this year by Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD. As many as 50,000 students nationwide are still waiting for their grants, which is resulting in students being forced to drop out of college because they cannot afford to pay rent or fees.

LEADER4Enterprise is a nine month programme for new and existing businesses in the south and west Mayo area. The programme will be launched on Wednesday November 7 in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, from 1pm to 2.30pm; and in The McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, from 6pm to 7.30pm.

The Galway County Council has “no plans” to ask third-level grant applicants to prove they - or their parents - have paid the household charge.

All Leaving Cert students and others planning to go to college from September should apply for their grants now, before the exam results are issued, according to former teacher and Mayo Fine Gael TD John O'Mahony.

This year, Built Heritage Photography Competition, Cong Village Design Statement, Mayo Heritage Week 2012, Knock Museum Public Accessibility Project, the Invertebrates of the Belmullet Peninsula, and a guide to the Great Western Greenway are just some of the projects in Mayo to receive support under the Heritage Council Grant Scheme for 2012.

“Another downgrading of the role of the council” was the predominant reaction from councillors to the news that the role of managing third level student grants is being transferred from county councils to a new centralised system.

More than four thousand customers cannot be wrong

With the Leaving Cert results having come out this week the attention of last year’s secondary school graduation classes will move towards college places next week when the CAO offers come out. Since the economic downturn in recent years Mayo County Council has seen an upturn in the number of students applying to the local authority for the third level grant and that looks set to continue this year.

Slashing 20 per cent off the Better Energy grants scheme will disincentivise home owners from having energy saving projects carried out and cause job losses in the retrofit sector.