Written answers
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Department of Education and Science
Higher Education Grants
12:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 399: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number and value of higher education grants paid in each of the past three academic years, for which figures are available, to persons for academic years prior to the year of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16686/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The information is not available in the format requested by the Deputy. However, details of the number of students that benefitted from funding under the student grant schemes over the last three academic years for which figures are available, together with details of the spend on a financial year basis for the periods concerned are set out in the following table.
Number of students that benefited under the maintenance grants schemes on an academic year basis | |
2006-2007 | 56,175 |
2007-2008 | 54,666 |
2008-2009 | 57,261 |
Spend on a financial year basis. | |
2007 | â'¬243 million |
2008 | â'¬264 million |
2009 | â'¬306 million |
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