Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are counselling and psychotherapy courses that a person would be eligible to apply for and eligible for the SUSI grant. [1836/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who are attending an approved course in an approved institution and who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment (progression) and means.

Under the Student Grant Scheme, an approved course is defined as a full-time undergraduate course of at least two years duration or a full-time postgraduate course of not less than one year duration, pursued in an approved institution.

It is a matter for the centralised grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), in the first instance, to determine eligibility for student grants based on all of the terms and conditions of the relevant scheme.

The decision on the type of course and course provider is a matter for each individual student. Eligibility for a SUSI grant will only be determined when an applicant submits an application for grant support. Perspective students may wish to consult the website of his/her preferred course provider or some of the following websites:

Institute of Guidance Counsellor's website.