Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 2 October 2007, if the student maintenance grant has increased in line with the increases in the student charge levied by the third level institutes, which now stands at €825; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28457/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that I announced a 10% increase in the standard rate of student grant with effect from the 2007/08 academic year. This means an increase in the maximum rate of ordinary grant to €3,420 for 2007/08. Students who qualify for a maintenance grant will also have the student service charge paid on their behalf. In addition, over 12,500 students in receipt of the "Special Rate" of maintenance grant will benefit from an even more substantial increase of over 14%, with the maximum rate for 2007/08 increasing to €6,690.