Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [9642/08]

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 pre-school children with autism.

The child in question is attending an early intervention ASD class attached to a mainstream school and therefore is not entitled to home tuition.