Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a higher education grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44593/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.

The Deputy will appreciate that, in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form and supporting documentation, it is not possible to say whether or not a particular student would qualify for a grant.

The eligibility of the individual to which the Deputy refers is a matter for SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine; upon receipt of the relevant application form and supporting documentation.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and eligibility to re-activate a higher education grant in the future for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44594/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Deputy will appreciate that, in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form and supporting documentation, it is not possible to say whether or not a particular student would qualify for a grant at some point in the future. This is a matter for SUSI to determine if/when the student reapplies for grant support.

In general terms the Student Support Scheme 2015 does provide an awarding authority with discretion to award a grant for a repeat period of study in exceptional circumstances under Article 15(8). An awarding authority will treat each application for repeat funding on a case by case basis and will have regard to issues such as the nature of the exceptional circumstances, how it impacted on the applicant's capacity to sit exams and the documentary evidence provided by the applicant. Details of how this provision applies are available on SUSI's website at