Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
1036. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial assistance available to a person (details supplied) to help with their third-level education. [30702/21]
View answerThe Student Grant Scheme, administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), provides grant assistance to eligible students attending an approved full-time course in an approved educational institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
Under the scheme, grant assistance is awarded to eligible students attending an approved full-time course at an approved institution. Part-time courses are not eligible for support under the scheme. However, part-time students in third-level institutions experiencing exceptional financial need can apply for support under the Student Assistance Fund. This fund assists students, in a sensitive and compassionate manner, who might otherwise be unable to continue their third level studies due to their financial circumstances.
Other supports are available, depending on the individual’s particular circumstances. For example, part-time students with disabilities can access supports under the Fund for Students with Disabilities. Details of the various supports are available from the Access Office in the third level institution attended.
Also, tax relief at the standard rate of tax may be available in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at approved colleges of higher education, including approved undergraduate and postgraduate courses in EU Member States and in non-EU countries. Further information on this tax relief is available from the student’s local Tax Office or from the Revenue Commissioners website, www.revenue.ie.
