Brian Walsh (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the student assistance fund to third level institutions to reflect the increasing hardship being experienced by students from certain socio-economic backgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27522/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The management of the Third Level Access Measures Fund rests with the Higher Education Authority and the allocation of funding for the various access measures, one of which is the Student Assistance Fund, is a matter for that authority. Some €15.3m is available in the Fund overall to support individual students under these initiatives.

Question No. 254 answered with Question No. 235.