asked the Minister for Education if she will make grants available to mature students to ensure that the special circumstances of mature students are taken into account when considering eligibility for third level grants.
Written Answers. - Mature Student Grants.
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While there is no specific provision in the higher education grants scheme relating to mature students, there is no upper age limit in the scheme at present and it is, therefore, open to a mature student to sit the leaving certificate examination in the normal way for the purposes of qualifying for a grant on grounds of academic attainments and means.