Vol. 469 No. 7
131 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Education the scale of grant assistance given to university and college students in each of the years from 1985 to 1996; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18196/96]
Expenditure on maintenance and fees under the third level student grant schemes over the period in question was as follows:
|
£ million |
|
|
1985 |
21.6 |
|
1986 |
34.4 |
|
1887 |
39.7 |
|
1988 |
43.3 |
|
1989 |
51.4 |
|
1990 |
59.5 |
|
1991 |
65.7 |
|
1992 |
74.1 |
|
1993 |
84.4 |
|
1994 |
89.6 |
|
1995 |
108.5 |
|
1996 (est.) |
109.9 |
