13 Mr. M. Brennan asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will review the clause, that to qualify for the student summer job scheme a student must be means tested, and allow all third level students participate. [7190/96]

20 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will make available details of the various student summer job schemes that he proposes to have on stream in 1996. [7222/96]

31 Mr. Morley asked the Minister for Social Welfare the plans, if any, he has to rescind the rules of the students summer job scheme which bar post-leaving certificate students from taking part in this scheme. [7197/96]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 20 and 31 together.

The students' summer jobs scheme was a major success last year and has proved to be of significant benefit both to the local communities and to the students themselves.

The underlying purpose of the scheme which was introduced in 1993, is to provide an alternative source of income for the less well off third level students who are disqualified from receiving unemployment assistance.