Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of home tuition eligibility (details supplied). [42802/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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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 to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement. Provision is also made for early educational intervention for children with autism.

Eligibility for Home Tuition for children with a significant medical condition is assessed having regard to the pupil's attendance levels for the previous school year and, in the main, by reference to a completed medical report.

Based on the information provided in relation to the pupils attendance in the 2014/2015 school year my Department was not in a position to sanction Home tuition.

This decision has been appealed by the parents of the pupil. Further information, in relation to this appeal, has been sought from the pupil's parents by the Special Education Section of my Department.