Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assess the land of farming families as an asset to be considered under the application process for a student grant. [30127/13]

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. 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. The Deputy will appreciate that, until a collective Cabinet decision has been taken, it is not possible to say what assets may be included in any new means testing arrangements for student grants.