Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received for higher education grants; the number granted to date; the number not processed to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43493/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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2057As requested by the Deputy, the following table provides details of the number of new student grant applications received and the number of grants awarded to date for the 2010/11 academic year. The number of applications where grant awarding authorities have yet to commence processing is also included. It should be noted that the difference between the number of new grant applications received and those processed to date is accounted for by applications which have been processed but which have been refused, cancelled, transferred to another grant awarding authority or where further information has been requested from applicants.

The information contained in the table has been supplied to my Department by the local authorities and the Vocational Education Committees.