Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when persons (details supplied) will be paid for tutoring during the July provision programme 2015. [2873/16]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides July Provision for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible, home based provision may be grant aided. With regard to the individuals referred to by the Deputy I wish to confirm that following receipt of revised payment claim forms in respect in respect of four approved students, payment under the July Provision Programme 2015 has now been approved.

Payment will issue shortly through the payroll operated by my Department.

Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if escorts who bring pupils to and from special education classes are entitled to redundancy or retirement gratuities; if so, who is liable for these payments; and if her Department finances them. [2874/16]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The employment of escorts to accompany children who are eligible for school transport and whose care and safety needs are such as to require the support of an escort is a matter for the relevant school authority. My Department allocates funding to schools for the employment of these escorts.

The payment of redundancy or retirement gratuities is a matter for the school authority in the first instance.