Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the report by his Department on the barriers to lone parents accessing higher education will be published prior to the budget 2017. [29282/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The independent review on the barriers to lone parents accessing higher education is currently being finalised. This is a complex policy area that involves three Government Departments.

Given the complexity of the issues involved, it is now expected that the review will be completed in Q4 2016.

However, the review is sufficiently progressed to inform relevant budgetary discussions relating to this policy area.