Brendan Howlin
Ceist:160 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to concerns that, whereas FÁS trainees were granted an increase of £25 per week in allowances with effect from 19 April 1999, this increase has been paid only to VTOS participants from 6 September 1999; if he will consider retrospective application of the VTOS increase to eliminate this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.