Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
258. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who received payments from the old Education Finance Board who have applied for payments from Caranua; and the number of these persons who have been refused payments. [29460/14]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is not available. Caranua and the former Education Finance Board are separate bodies with distinct schemes involving different eligibility criteria. The functions vested in the Education Finance Board were transferred on its dissolution to Caranua until such time as the investment account which financed the former Education Finance Board is closed. Caranua has advised that in compliance with its data protection obligations, there will be no cross-referencing of applications made to it and the former Education Finance Board.
