Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is not entitled to receive home tuition in view of the fact that their hearing has deteriorated to such an extent that it will make learning in a traditional teaching environment nearly impossible and their education is suffering badly as a result of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3248/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting an educational placement. An application for a home tuition grant for the pupil in question in respect of the 2006/07 school year was considered by my Department. The application was not granted as the pupil had a satisfactory attendance record during the 2005/06 school year. If the pupil's condition has deteriorated to such an extent that they have missed a significant amount of school days to date in the current school year, they should re-apply. I have requested that the relevant Visiting Teacher for Hearing Impaired Pupils call on the student in question in the near future.