Vol. 467 No. 7
248 Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Education the United Kingdom institutions and courses that are deemed to be eligible under the extension of maintenance support in respect of students attending courses in approved United Kingdom colleges. [14473/96]
The arrangements for the extension of maintenance grants to Irish students studying in other EU member states have been incorporated in the 1996 schemes of student support which issued in May to all local authorities and vocational education committees.
The schemes provide for the extension of means tested maintenance grants in the 1996-97 academic year to students following a full-time undergraduate course of at least two years duration in an EU member state. The course must be followed in a unversity or third level institution which is maintained or assisted by recurrent grants from public funds. The following courses are excluded: (i) postgraduate courses; (ii) courses in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, which are subject to a Higher Education Authority quota on places and teacher training including those leading to the award of bachelor of education which is also subject to a quota; (iii) courses in colleges of further and higher education; (iv) courses in colleges akin to private commercial colleges in Ireland; (v) courses provided in colleges in Britain which are offered in a private commercial third level college in Ireland and which are validated by that British College.
I will arrange to have copies of the schemes sent to the Deputy.
