Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Question:329. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending grant support to postgraduate students. [35254/19]
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If the maintenance grants and eligibility for full fees were reintroduced for postgraduate students, along similar lines to those for undergraduate students, the total estimated cost would be approximately €44m.
This costing assumes that the actual number of postgraduate grant holders (2,194 in 2018/19) will increase to the level prior to the introduction of the 2012 Budget measure (6,027 students). It also assumes that students will qualify for the higher fee and maintenance grants.