Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in County Cavan that will be affected by the changes to the qualification criteria for non-adjacent student grants; the number of continuing students in County Cavan that this will affect; the number of mature students this will affect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The statistical information requested by the Deputy is not available. However on a national basis, some 18,000 students qualifying for grant support are estimated to live between 24kms and 45kms from their colleges. Furthermore, it is estimated that some 6,900 mature students qualifying for grant support live 45 kilometres or less from their institution. Students qualifying for the maintenance element of the student grant in these cohorts will receive the adjacent rate of grant together with payment of their fees or student contribution.