Thomas Byrne
Ceist:158. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the full-year cost of linking student maintenance grants to the consumer price index, CPI. [51132/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 29 November 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
The cost of linking student maintenance grants to the CPI would be entirely contingent on movements in the CPI.
For instance, the annual cost of paying student maintenance grants is circa €172m and therefore, a 1% movement in the CPI would cost €1.72m per annum.