Written answers

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Department of Education and Skills

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Photo of Carol NolanCarol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing changes to the distance criteria in the student grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17798/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The cost of reversing the change to the distance criteria in the Student Grant, is estimated to be in the region of €26m.

Prior to the introduction of the 45 km rule, circa 75% of all maintenance grant holders qualified for higher non-adjacent grant support. The above costing assumes that a change to the distance rule would result in a similar percentage of students qualifying for higher non-adjacent grant support.

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