Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a back to education allowance review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14691/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) and was refused on the grounds that the course being pursued is not a recognised course for BTEA purposes. The original decision was upheld following review.

The Back to Education Allowance is a non-statutory scheme and as such decisions cannot be appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.