149. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the qualifying criteria in respect of the new momentum education and training scheme; the steps she has taken to address an anomaly whereby those in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance do not qualify for this scheme and yet applicants who have spent periods on back to education allowance, VTOS, FÁS-Fáilte Ireland training courses, Youthreach, community employment schemes, TÚS and so on, are deemed eligible; and if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who has been accepted on to a course but has now been denied a place due to this anomaly. [10848/13]

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149. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the qualifying criteria in respect of the new momentum education and training scheme; the steps she has taken to address an anomaly whereby those in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance do not qualify for this scheme and yet applicants who have spent periods on back to education allowance, VTOS, FÁS-Fáilte Ireland training courses, Youthreach, community employment schemes, TÚS and so on, are deemed eligible; and if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who has been accepted on to a course but has now been denied a place due to this anomaly. [10848/13]

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