Catherine Murphy
Question:111. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for back to education allowance, third level option, in 2011 and 2012; the number of successful applications and the number of appeals for both years; the number of successful appeals in both years where the applicant had been initially refused based on the cumulative total number of days of unemployment being deemed insufficient; if her attention has been drawn to the practice of FÁS/Solas encouraging applications for the allowance where applicants have not the required number of days of unemployment; if she will detail any communications her Department may have had with the Department of Education and Skills on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44568/12]
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