Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid is available for bar and management courses which are conducted at institutes of technology leading to a diploma in same; if there is assistance or grant aid available pursuant to the tourism and recreational sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Approved undergraduate courses for the Student Grant Scheme 2018 are prescribed in the Student Support Regulations 2018 and in the Student Support Act 2011.

The Regulations prescribe that an approved undergraduate course is a full-time course leading to a major higher education and training award which takes a minimum of two years to complete in an approved institution (including Institutes of Technology).

Courses that are part-time or that are less than two years in duration or leading to a special purpose/minor award rather than a major award are not approved for the purposes of the Student Grant Scheme.

SUSI’s online system for the 2018 Scheme is now open. Students attending college in the academic year 2018/19 are required to submit their grant application to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) via www.susi.ie to have their eligibility for grant assistance assessed.