Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons awarded a back to education allowance in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7165/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The back to education allowance scheme is an administrative scheme and is payable to persons who are already in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. I am informed that there were 25,032, 25,700, 25,886, 24,996 and 23,366 persons participating on the back to education allowance at the end of December in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively.