Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 14 Dec 1993

Vol. 437 No. 2

Written Answers. - Education Grants.

Jim Higgins

Question:

206 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of students whose parents were in each of the categories, PAYE only, PAYE and other, full-time farmers, part-time farmers and other, social welfare recipients, self-employed and other categories, who received higher education grants and ESF grants in 1992-93.

Jim Higgins

Question:

207 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the socio-economic groups which qualified for higher education grants and ESF grants in 1992-93.

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

I am taking Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together.

The information sought by the Deputy about ESF grants awarded in the 1992/93 academic year is currently being compiled in my Department. This will include a breakdown of the number of entrants to non-HEA colleges cross classified by aid category and social-economic background.

In relation to higher education grants, the information sought by the Deputy is not available in my Department in the exact format requested. However, the number of new awards made in the 1992-93 academic year under the higher education grants scheme broken down into socio-economic groups is shown in the following tabular statement.

Higher Education Grants Scheme — New Awards 1992/93

Social Group	Socio-economic Group	No. of New Awards
1	Farmers, Farmers' Relatives and Farm Managers	1,258
2	Other Agricultural Occupations and Fishermen	117
3	Higher Professional	146
4	Lower Professional	447
5	Employers and Managers	530
6	Salaried Employees	320
7	Intermediate non-manual workers	542
8	Other non-manual workers	488
9	Skilled manual workers	673
10	Semi-skilled manual workers	233
11	Unskilled manual workers	217
12	Unknown	2,136
	Total (1992-93)	7,107