Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy will be aware, following the Government's agreement in principle to broaden the current means-testing arrangements for student grants by including the value of capital assets, I set up a dedicated implementation group to make detailed proposals for implementation in 2013. The draft report I have received from the implementation group is under consideration. I will consult my Cabinet colleagues further in due course. I can confirm that the national strategy for higher education in 2030, which has been endorsed by the Government as the roadmap for the development of the higher education system in Ireland, was published in January 2011.

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