Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form, the number of students who were forced to drop out of college as a result of problems in the way third level grant applications were processed by Student Universal Support Ireland. [25387/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Information in relation to students who drop out of college is not available in the format requested. The Deputy would be aware that affordability is just one of the factors that impact on students' continued participation in higher education. There are a range of wider factors that also impact on participation, including social and cultural issues, prior academic attainment and teacher and parental expectations.