Student Grants Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2013

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Ceisteanna (173)

Jonathan O'Brien

Ceist:

173. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of students during each of the past ten years who have applied for higher education grants assessed on the basis they are estranged from their parents; and the number of these grants that were granted. [52571/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

The process of assessing eligibility for student grants between 2003 and 2012 was carried out by 66 grant awarding authorities. The reporting systems in the grant awarding authorities do not collate the information in the format requested by the Deputy.