Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements she has made to meet with parents of girls who may be suffering from illnesses following the administering of the Gardasil human papilloma virus vaccination; the arrangements she has made to provide assistance with supporting their continuing education, where they have been unable to attend school because of their illnesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35057/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that provision for the administration of vaccines and any issues arising, is a matter for the Department of Health in the first instance. The Deputy may wish to contact my colleague, the Minster for Health directly in this regard.

I can advise the Deputy however that all schools have a permanent allocation of Learning Support resources which they can use to provide additional teaching support to assist pupils who have learning support needs in schools, including pupils who have learning support needs arising from a medical condition. It is a matter for schools to allocate learning support resources in a manner to pupils taking into account their individual needs.

Parents who have specific concerns about their child's educational progress in school should raise this matter directly with their child's class teacher or the Principal of the school.

My Department also provides a compensatory educational service through the Home Tuition scheme for children who have had major disruption to their attendance at school due to their medical condition. Details of the Home Tuition scheme are available on my Department's website www.education.ie.