Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 May 2015
181. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide extra additional educational supports, such as home tuition, for a certain category of students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17924/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department administers a Home Tuition Scheme which provides a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons including chronic illness such as Cystic Fibrosis, are unable to attend school or absent for a significant proportion of the school year and where the degree of absence is such that without supplementary instruction the pupil is unlikely to be able to perform academically at the level appropriate to his/her level of ability.
Circular 0048/2014 which details the eligibility criteria for the scheme is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.
