Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will account for the some 3,436 grant applicants who still have not received their grant for the current academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23812/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The 3,436 grant applications referred to by the Deputy relates to the number of new applications awaiting decisions under the maintenance grant schemes administered by the Vocational Education Committees as at 6th May, 2010. This figure has been reduced by some 35% to 2,240 in the intervening period.

It is understood from the awarding authorities that the applications awaiting decisions are largely late applications and or where students haven't submitted further documentation. The attached table details the latest information on the number of new applications awaiting decisions. The information has been supplied to my Department by the Vocational Education Committees.