Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 686: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5170/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to facilitate tuition for children of school going age awaiting an educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for pre-school children with autism where no educational placement is available.

The Deputy is aware that the child is question does not meet the eligibility criteria for home tuition as a school placement is available for him and has been available since November 2009. His home tuition allocation remained until the 22nd of December 2009 to allow for transitional arrangements to be put in place to enable a smooth transition to school.

I understand that the child's parents do not wish to avail of the school placement. However, home tuition is only funded where no school placement is available.