Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 was refused back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44701/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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To be eligible to receive back to education allowance a person must satisfy the qualifying criteria with regards to, inter alia, age and/or having been out of full time education for more than two years. With regard to this, the person concerned was refused back to education allowance on 6th September 2012 on the grounds that she was under 21 years of age at the time of commencement of the course, and had not been out of formal education for more than two years. The person concerned appealed this decision, and following a review, the decision was upheld.