Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if mature students attending an institute of technology (details supplied), who are receiving the back to education allowance and maintenance grants from the vocational education committee while studying courses such as construction management, will continue to receive these payments to enable them to finish their studies. [14111/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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From September 2010, all new applicants who are in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance are ineligible for the maintenance element of the student grant. However, the cost of the student contribution and any fees payable to colleges will continue to be met, for eligible students, by the Exchequer on their behalf. Students should apply to their local grant awarding authority, i.e. their local authority or Vocational Education Committee, to have their eligibility assessed in this regard.

Students who were in receipt of the BTEA and the maintenance grant for the 2009/10 academic year will continue to be eligible for both payments for the duration of their current course, provided they meet the terms and conditions of the relevant grant scheme, which again is assessed by their local grant awarding authority.