104 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Education the number of students from the Republic attending third-level educational establishments in Northern Ireland who are in receipt of State or local authority grants; and the current total value of these grants for the last accounting period for which figures are available. [24078/96]

The information requested by the Deputy is only available in respect of students pursuing courses in Northern Ireland which are eligible for student support under the higher education grants scheme and the Ón nGaeltacht and Easter week scholarship schemes.