Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who received a third level maintenance grant; the amount spent on these grants for the academic year 2014-15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35623/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Grants are available under the student grant scheme for students attending approved courses in approved institutions in further and higher education. In the 2014/15 academic year there were 80,551 grant holders and expenditure amounted to €353,481,954.18.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of mature students who qualified to have their fees paid by the Government; the cost of Government spending on third level maintenance grants for mature students for the academic year 2014-15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35624/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Grants are available under the student grant scheme for students attending approved courses in approved institutions at further and higher education. Grants are paid to qualifying students in respect of maintenance, fees and/or student contribution.

The answers to the specific questions posed by the Deputy are as follows:

-1,603 mature students qualified to have their tuition fees paid for the 2014/2015 academic year;

-The total cost of spending on the third level maintenance grant for mature students in the 2014/2015 academic year was €12,646,966.