John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant for a FETAC 5 nursing studies course at Ormonde College, Kilkenny, will be approved by Kilkenny Vocational Education Committee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [22327/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The decision on eligibility for a grant is a matter for a student's local grant awarding body – the relevant Local Authority or VEC. The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form, including those relating to residence, means, nationality and previous academic attainment, it would not be possible for me to say whether or not a student would qualify for a grant. The student in question should, therefore, apply her local grant awarding authority to have her eligibility for a grant assessed.