Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of the Capital Asset Test Implementation Group regarding higher education grants will be published; if he has received this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43080/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that, following agreement in principle by the Government to broaden the current means testing arrangements for student grants by way of inclusion of the value of capital assets, I set up a dedicated implementation group to bring forward detailed proposals for implementation in 2013.

I have received a draft report from the implementation group. This is currently under consideration and I will consult further with my cabinet colleagues before the report is published.