Richard Bruton
Question:398 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science whether he has received a report from each local authority handling the higher education grants detailing, in particular, the number of grant applications received, the number where additional information had to be sought, the number of applications where approval was not issued in good time, the number of cases where payment was late, the average delay where payment was late and the average cost of processing an application; and the progress in 1998 and the time frame for conclusion of his review of the grant administration system. [6947/98]