Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
236. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason payment for home tuition funds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are paid at the end of each month rather than in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46099/12]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that the Home Tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement. Parents engage tutors directly. The grant is paid in advance to the parent on a twice yearly basis, where possible, or monthly in arrears where several tutors provide tuition to the same child, or where the tutor has been sanctioned on a short term basis. The tutor in this instance has been sanctioned on a short term basis. In the case referred to by the Deputy, the tutor has been sanctioned on a short term basis to the 26th October 2012 and an advance payment cannot therefore issue.
