Peter Mathews
Question:361. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/12]
View answerTuesday, 18 September 2012
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The Labour Market Activation Scheme (LMA), which was introduced in 2009, provided for 1,500 free undergraduate and 1,000 free postgraduate places for unemployed people on part time courses in universities and institutes of technology across the country. Only those part time courses approved and selected by an independent evaluation panel were eligible for funding under the LMA initiative. Students who commenced an approved LMA course were funded until completion of that course, subject to continuing to meet requirements of the programme. The course referred to by the Deputy is a full time programme and was not an approved LMA course. Students on this course would therefore not have been eligible for funding through the LMA initiative. As the student in question is pursuing a full time course he may be eligible for support under the Student Grant Scheme, full details regarding student grants are available on the studentfinance.ie website.