Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Department will do whatever it can to facilitate families where home tuition is necessary. As I indicated in reply to a previous question, in Blanchardstown resources are being pooled to get a school environment delivery. An appeals mechanism exists. Parents with three or more children, all of whom require special home tuition for whatever reason, who are not satisfied with the current allocation - the reply would suggest one tutor - can appeal and if there are extenuating circumstances they will be taken into account. Cases will not be determined on a political basis but on the professional advice of the educational specialists who will evaluate the situation.

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