Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the decision by his Department to stop the funding for an autistic child (details supplied) [18304/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The home tuition scheme provides a grant 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 an educational placement and provide early education intervention for pre-school children with autism. My officials are liaising directly with the parent in question with a view to resolving the funding issue.