Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
1452. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated first-year and full-year cost of increasing the student maintenance grant by €1,000; if he will provide a breakdown of the cost, by each grant level, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36895/23]
View answerIn advance of Budget 2024 this autumn, and as I did last year, I will be publishing an options paper which will set out various possible measures to address the cost of education.
I am doing this in order to facilitate public discussion on the various choices available to amend student supports. I will have regard to these options, including any options on increasing maintenance grants, when making proposals in the context of budget discussions.
