Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps her Department is taking to provide appropriate educational facilities for a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if steps will be taken to expedite matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29175/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the role of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs), includes identifying appropriate educational placements for children with special educational needs. I understand that the relevant SENO is currently liaising with the family concerned to identify a placement for their child.

The home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to facilitate the provision of 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 a suitable educational placement and early education intervention for pre-school children with autism. A home tuition grant has been sanctioned for the child in question as an interim measure.