Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 16 Feb 1995

Vol. 449 No. 3

Written Answers. - ESF Grant Application.

Mary Wallace

Question:

78 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Education the assistance, if any, that can be given to a person (details supplied) in County Meath who made a grant application in 1994 on the basis that he would live at home because his first choice of college was Maynooth, which is near where he lives, but was offered his fourth choice of Bolton Street College and cannot live at home as he has been advised that while the Department has specific criteria for changing the scheme, difficulty arising from travelling is not one of the changes available. [3561/95]

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

County Meath Vocational Education Committee is the body entrusted with the administration of the ESF grant for the person in question. The vocational education committee should be contacted so that the level of grant payable can be reviewed in the light of the circumstances adverted to by the Deputy.