Written Answers - Higher Education Grants Tuesday, 18 May 2010

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  557.  Deputy John Deasy      asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills      the funding provided to students from Waterford city under the higher education grants scheme in each of the past five years to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20574/10]

  558.  Deputy John Deasy      asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills      the funding provided to students from Waterford city under the third level maintenance grant scheme for trainees in each of the past five years to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20575/10]

  559.  Deputy John Deasy      asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills      the funding provided to students from Waterford city under the vocational education committees’ scholarship scheme in each of the past five years to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20576/10]

  560.  Deputy John Deasy      asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills      the funding provided to students from Waterford city under the maintenance grant scheme for students attending post leaving certificate courses in each of the past five years to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20577/10]

Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Mary Coughlan):    I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 to 560, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the higher education grants scheme, the vocational education committees’ scholarship scheme and the maintenance grant scheme for students attending post leaving certificate courses is outlined in the following table.

The position in relation to the third level maintenance grant scheme for trainees is not available in the format requested by the Deputy as the Department makes payment to the Institutes of Technology directly and would not have information in relation to the number of students under this scheme from the Waterford City area.

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