Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will incorporate the cost of college registration fees in the third level maintenance grant for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24293/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Clause 5.4.1 of the 2007 Higher Education Grants Scheme and the Vocational Education Committee's Scholarship Scheme provides for the payment of a grant in respect of the charge for Student Services, Registration and Examinations.

Where a candidate qualifies for a maintenance grant and is pursuing an approved course to which the Free Fees Initiative applies or, would have qualified for a lecture fee grant but for the Free Fees Initiative, the paying agent shall, where applicable, award the candidate a grant in respect of the charge for student services, registration and examinations up to €825. Where a candidate qualifies for a maintenance grant and is pursuing an approved course at postgraduate level, the paying agent shall award a grant in respect of the charge for student services, registration and examinations of up to €825 provided the charge and the tuition fee does not exceed the maximum fee limit.