Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

As indicated by the Minister of State on Committee Stage, it is not proposed to accept this amendment. This amendment will not be necessary as the provision that is causing concern for the Deputy, which is the immediate withdrawal of the grant, is moderated very considerably by the following subsection. Subsection (8) already provides that nothing in subsection (7) shall prevent a student who is in receipt of a grant from continuing to receive it until he or she has completed the relevant course.

I believe the other subsection addresses the concerns the Deputy raises.

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