235. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate if a student (details supplied) in County Laois is eligible to receive the special rate of maintenance of €5,915, having being approved a standard rate full maintenance grant of €3,025 under the student grant scheme 2012 in view of the fact that his father is on jobseekers allowance for 373 days before the 31 August 2012 and if there is discretion to allow the special rate of maintenance to be paid as the financial loss to the student will be €2,890 because his father was on jobseekers allowance for 18 days less than the required 391 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56671/12]

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235. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate if a student (details supplied) in County Laois is eligible to receive the special rate of maintenance of €5,915, having being approved a standard rate full maintenance grant of €3,025 under the student grant scheme 2012 in view of the fact that his father is on jobseekers allowance for 373 days before the 31 August 2012 and if there is discretion to allow the special rate of maintenance to be paid as the financial loss to the student will be €2,890 because his father was on jobseekers allowance for 18 days less than the required 391 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56671/12]

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