PQ 267
267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review a remote area boarding grant application in respect of a student (details supplied) from Killorglin, County Kerry; if she will clarify the criteria applied by her Department in determining that an alternative school within 25km is considered suitable for the purposes of eligibility for the remote area boarding grant; if she will take into account the transport difficulties involved for a 15-year-old student travelling daily from Killorglin to Tralee and the particular family circumstances outlined; if the application can be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23328/26]
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267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review a remote area boarding grant application in respect of a student (details supplied) from Killorglin, County Kerry; if she will clarify the criteria applied by her Department in determining that an alternative school within 25km is considered suitable for the purposes of eligibility for the remote area boarding grant; if she will take into account the transport difficulties involved for a 15-year-old student travelling daily from Killorglin to Tralee and the particular family circumstances outlined; if the application can be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23328/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-03-26/267/
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