asked the Minister for Education if he has altered the practice whereby mature student entrants to St. Patrick's Drumcondra, Dublin, automatically qualified for higher education grants; the reasons for any such changes; and if he will restore the status quo.
Written Answers. - College of Education Grants.
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Grants are available to mature students in the colleges of education subject to the same academic requirements and means test as are applicable in the case of the higher education grants scheme. There has been no change in the conditions for eligibility in the case of students admitted in 1980 as compared to those admitted in the immediately preceding years.