Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 390: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 309 of 15 December 2005, if she will arrange for a senior official of her Department to convene a case conference involving all those involved to discuss and draw up a plan for the most suitable education programme for a pupil at a school in Dublin 16 living in Dublin 12 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14100/06]

Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 391: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 309 of 15 December 2005, if she will arrange for home tuition to be provided for a pupil who had been living in Dublin 12 and attending at a school in Dublin 16 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14102/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 391 together.

The National Educational Welfare Board is aware of the situation referred to by the Deputy. Section 21 of the Education (Welfare) Act requires schools to notify the education welfare officer when a student is out of school for a protracted period. Following such notification an EWO is required to consult with the student, parents and school and make all reasonable efforts to ensure that provision is made for the continued education of the child and his or her full participation in school. I have been informed by the NEWB that the EWO will be in contact with the school and with the parents of the student in question.