Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legislation governing the Student Union Supoort Ireland grant discriminates against students whose parent for the purposes of assessment of income is in receipt of an allowance as a dependant of a cohabiting partner (details supplied) [16652/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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To qualify for the special rate of grant an applicant must meet the following conditions:

1. Reckonable income must not exceed €22,703.

2. On the 31st December of the relevant period the reckonable income must include an eligible long-term payment prescribed under the scheme.

The Student Support Act 2011 and the Social Welfare Act 1952 are the legislative basis for the provision of differing services and supports. The Student Support Act 2011 is for the provision of supports for further and higher education and, therefore, its conditions are specific to that purpose.

Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any financial support available, such as maintenance grants, for Irish resident students who undertake full-time undergraduate study in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16667/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The scheme of student grants extends maintenance grants to full-time undergraduate courses of not less than two years duration which are pursued in approved courses in approved institutions in another EU Member State. Courses pursued in countries outside of the EU are not approved for grants purposes.