Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 625: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an education grant refund will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4531/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Third Level Maintenance Grant Schemes, are administered by the Local Authorities and Vocational Education Committees' on behalf of my Department.

The arrangement for the payment of grants and refunds of student service charges under the grant schemes are a matter for the administering authorities.

Officials of my Department contacted Kildare County Council the awarding body in this case who confirmed that the candidate referred to by the Deputy has received two instalments of the maintenance grant in respect of the 2008/2009 academic year and the refund in respect of the student service charge is being processed.