Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 1358: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the delays in students receiving their maintenance grants from third level colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1841/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department funds three means-tested maintenance grant schemes for third level education students in respect of attendance on approved courses in approved third level institutions and one maintenance grant scheme in respect of students attending approved post leaving certificate, PLC, courses in approved PLC centres. These schemes are the higher education grants scheme, the vocational education committees' scholarship scheme, the third level maintenance grants scheme for trainees and the maintenance grant scheme for students attending post leaving certificate courses.

The process of assessing eligibility for third level or further education grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or vocational educational committee. As the Deputy is aware, the candidate in question has received his grant payment.