Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will amend the qualifying guidelines in respect of the special rate top-up maintenance grant in view of the fact that children of people earning less than €20,000 could not get this grant in 2006; if she will raise the guidelines particularly for families that have more than one child in third level education as their refusal for the top up caused immense financial hardship to these families in 2006; if she will raise the guidelines to a more realistic level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17837/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The process of reviewing the income limits, rates of grant and other aspects of the general criteria of the 2007 Maintenance Grant Schemes is a priority in my Department at present. The criteria to qualify for the Special Rates of Maintenance Grant will be examined as part of this process. Decisions on the 2007 schemes will be announced as soon as the process is completed.