Written answers

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Department of Education and Science

Higher Education Grants

10:00 am

Photo of Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 625: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the higher education grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29239/10]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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A reply from the former Minister for Education and Science Mr. Batt O' Keeffe T.D. issued to the candidate referred to by the Deputy on the 7th of October 2009.

Clause 2.2 of the Higher Education Grants Scheme provides that a candidate is not eligible to hold a grant if s/he holds: "(i) a scholarship/grant awarded by another Local Authority, a Vocational Education Committee or the Department of Education and Science, or (ii) any other award payable from public funds, or (iii) the equivalent of (i) or (ii) from another E.U. Member State

The provisions at (ii) or (iii) do not include awards such as scholarships, prizes or bursaries, made by the institution being attended or postgraduate research grants where the grant received does not exceed a specified amount, which for the 2009/2010 academic year, is specified to be €16,000."

As the total value of the postgraduate research grant award to the candidate referred to by the Deputy exceeded the specified amount in each year of his doctorate degree as outlined in Clause 2.2, he is ineligible for a maintenance grant under the Higher Education Grant Scheme.

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