Seán Crowe
Question:191 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [19155/04]
View answerTuesday, 29 June 2004
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My Department contacted Coláiste Dhúlaigh about the matter. Its principal advised that a subscription on the college's book rental scheme was received for the pupil concerned. The college informed about any hardship. It deals with all hardship appeals as they arise.
My Department operates a grant scheme that contributions towards the cost of school textbooks for needy pupils in post-primary schools. A needy pupil is defined as a pupil from a family where there is genuine hardship because of unemployment, prolonged illness of a parent, large family size with inadequate means, single parenthood, or other family circumstances such as substance abuse that would indicate a similar degree of financial hardship. Principal teachers administer the book grant schemes in schools in a flexible way under the terms of the schemes based on their knowledge of circumstances.