Written answers

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Department of Education and Science

Higher Education Grants

8:00 pm

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students in County Donegal who were eligible for the student maintenance grant in 2008. [3290/10]

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students on a county basis who were eligible for the student maintenance grant in 2008. [3291/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 602 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out below, on a county basis, and has been supplied to my Department by the local authorities and the Vocational Education Committees.

Students in Receipt of Maintenance Grant for 2008/09 Academic Year on County by County Basis

CountyNumber of Students
Carlow815
Cavan985
Clare1,596
Cork4,982
Donegal1,967
Dublin8,404
Galway3,390
Kerry2,306
Kildare1,534
Kilkenny1,354
Laois848
Leitrim524
Limerick2,205
Longford542
Louth1,170
Mayo2,221
Meath1,280
Monaghan976
Offaly818
Roscommon981
Sligo958
Tipperary1,804
Waterford1,281
Westmeath899
Wexford1,587
Wicklow953
TLT Scheme *10,881
Total57,261

* Breakdown on a county basis not available for students in receipt of the TLT Maintenance Grant as students are paid by the Institutes of Technology directly

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