Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the State funding that may be available to an Irish student undertaking clinical work placement as part of their studies, either here or abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33684/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grants Scheme.

A student who is attending an undergraduate course in another EU Member State, can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution.

Article 15 of the Student Grant Scheme 2016 states that where a student is required as part of an approved undergraduate or postgraduate course to attend a higher education institution outside the State for a period of up to one year, a maintenance grant may continue to be paid where the period abroad does not extend the normal duration of the approved course. Furthermore, a maintenance grant may continue to be paid, where a student is required to participate in an off-campus placement as a compulsory part of his/her course, as long as the off-campus placement does not extend the normal duration of the course.