Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of financial support schemes to third level students in the 2004-05 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12650/05]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated for third level maintenance grants in the 2004-05 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12657/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 236 together.

Allocations for the student support schemes are on the basis of the financial year and, therefore, make provision for parts of two academic years. The Department allocation in 2005 for the four student support schemes is €208.9 million. The outturn of expenditure in 2004 for the schemes was €202.9 million.

Actual expenditure for the 2004-05 academic year cannot be finalised until each of the awarding or paying authorities has completed the recoupment process for that period.