Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 439: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if students in receipt of the back to education allowance will continue to be eligible for fees and maintenance grant; if they are no longer to be eligible the way this affects current students; the way same affects students who have started a certificate and or diploma with the hope of progressing to a degree; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13859/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Students currently in receipt of the BTEA or VTOS allowances and the maintenance grant will continue to be eligible for both payments for the duration of their current course provided they continue to meet the terms and conditions of the relevant grant schemes.

Students progressing to a new course with effect from 2010/11 will no longer be eligible for student maintenance grants but can apply for assistance towards the cost of the student services charge and any fees payable.