Sean Fleming
Ceist:244 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the situation where a family (details supplied) in County Laois has incurred severe financial hardship in keeping their son attending an institute of technology; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the family is in receipt of farm assist, dependant child allowance and an education grant, as they live within 16 miles of the institute compared to the weekly payment the son would receive if he were not in full time education and was on unemployment assistance; and his views on whether this anomaly is a disincentive which can result in people not continuing in full-time education. [15972/00]