Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to enable a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a disability allowance to return to level five education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8490/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned is in receipt of disability allowance (DA) and is currently participating in a level five course under the vocational training opportunities scheme (VTOS). If he wishes to pursue another level five course in the 2016/17 academic year, he must notify the department and will remain on the DA scheme providing all the conditions for receipt of that scheme continue to be satisfied.