Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any form of funding available to assist a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34914/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grants Scheme. To qualify for grant support, a student has to meet various criteria such as means, residency, nationality and progression.

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.