Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
182 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide figures for the total number of students who qualified for a postgraduate maintenance grant in each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36311/12]
View answerThe total number of students who qualified for a postgraduate maintenance grant for the last five years are outlined in the table below. The information contained in the table has been supplied to my Department by the grant awarding authorities — local authorities and the Vocational Education Committees.
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No. of Students who qualified for a postgraduate maintenance grant |
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2011/12 |
6,720* |
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2010/11 |
6,667 |
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2009/10 |
6,417 |
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2008/09 |
4,912 |
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2007/08 |
5,321 |
*Provisional.
