Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils in County Mayo who have been assessed as eligible for the home tuition scheme for school year 2013/2014; the number who have received teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40204/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school or for children who are awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for pre-school children with autism.

As tuition takes place outside the usual school structure it is important that home tutors are qualified to provide an educational programme. Accordingly, it is a condition of the scheme that parents must recruit a fully qualified teacher who is registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland.

Officials in my Department have confirmed 25 eligible Home Tuition application have been received, of these 10 are qualified teachers.