Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans to include productive assets in the assessment of third level maintenance grants; and when a decision will be made on this matter. [2678/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that a dedicated capital assets test implementation group was established to bring forward detailed implementation proposals on new means testing arrangements for student grants, to include the value of assets.

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 matter in due course.