The home tuition scheme is designed to provide compensatory instruction for pupils with medical ailments which cause major disruption to their attendance at school on a continuing basis. Home tuition may also be sanctioned where a child cannot attend school at all or is absent for a significant proportion of the school year due to illness.
An application for a home tuition grant for the pupil in question in respect of the 2006/07 school year was considered by my Department. The application was not granted as the pupil had a satisfactory attendance record during the 2005/06 school year. The matter may be re-considered in light of any unsatisfactory attendance during the current school year.