S.I. No. 740/2011 - Student Grant (Amendment) Scheme 2011.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th January, 2012.

I, RUAIRI QUINN, Minister for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 16 of the Student Support Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011) with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby make the following scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Student Grant (Amendment) Scheme 2011.

2. This Scheme comes into operation on 1 January 2012.

3. The Student Grant Scheme 2011 ( S.I. No. 305 of 2011 ) is amended—

(a) in the reference to Schedule 3 in the Arrangement of Scheme, by the substitution of “Financial Year 2012” for “Financial Year 2011”, and

(b) by substitution of the following for Schedule 3:

“Schedule 3Rates of Maintenance Grant for the Financial Year 2012

Annual Rates

	Non-Adjacent Rate	Adjacent Rate
Special rate of maintenance	€5,915	€2,375
Standard rate —Full Maintenance (100%)	€3,025	€1,215
Standard rate — Part Maintenance (75%)	€2,270	€910
Standard rate — Part Maintenance (50%)	€1,515	€605
Standard rate—Part Maintenance (25%)	€755	€305

”.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the making of the foregoing Scheme.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,

30 December 2011.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 December 2011.

RUAIRI QUINN ,

Minister for Education and Skills.