Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a capital assets test for means testing eligibility for third level student maintenance grants; the budget savings, if any, he has factored into his 2013 budget figures from any measures he may plan to introduce. [56665/12]

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 be consulting further with my cabinet colleagues in the coming weeks. The budgetary implications arising will be considered following such consultation.