Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 May 2006
143 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to be awarded a top up grant; the guidelines in regard to such an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21347/06]
View answerMy Department has contacted the awarding authority, in this case Kildare Vocational Education Committee, in relation to the student referred to by the Deputy. Kildare Vocational Education Committee has confirmed that candidate mentioned by the Deputy is in receipt of the Third Level Maintenance Grant. Kildare Vocational Education Committee has further confirmed that the reckonable income in this case exceeds the income threshold for the Top-Up grant which is €15,626. It is not open to me, or to my Department, to depart from the terms of the schemes in individual cases.
