Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 589: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if assistance or advice can be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 who wishes to return to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28047/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC.

Where the assessing authority decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department by submitting an appeal form outlining clearly the grounds for the appeal. No appeal has been received by my Department to date from the candidate referred to by the Deputy. The candidate referred to by the Deputy should apply to her local authority or VEC to establish her entitlement to a student grant for 2010/2011 academic year.