Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the top up grant under the higher education grant scheme will be reduced in line with the decrease in the grant when the qualifying distance between the home and college is taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15976/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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In common with the ordinary rate of grant, the special rate of grant or "top up" is applied on an adjacent/non-adjacent rate basis.

Therefore, in accordance with the change introduced by the previous Government to the qualifying distance criterion for the non-adjacent rate of grant, students qualifying for the special rate of grant living 24kms or less from their college will receive the adjacent rate of top up grant and those living 45kms or more from their college will receive the non-adjacent rate of top grant.