Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21388/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the home tuition scheme which 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 was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early intervention for preschool children with autism. Children diagnosed with autism are eligible for 10 hours home tuition per week from age 2.5 and the allocation increases to 20 hours per week when they reach 3 years of age. The child referred to by the Deputy has been allocated a place in an early intervention class for children with autism and may enrol when he is 3 years of age. In the interim he will be eligible for home tuition as outlined above and I have arranged for home tuition forms to be issued to his parent.