Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 March 2021
122. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children availing of home tuition due to the fact that no secondary school place is available in Cork city in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [13795/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school.
Home tuition is not an alternative to a school placement and is provided in very limited and specific circumstances. By its nature, it is intended to be a short term intervention.
Funding towards home tuition is available where the NCSE confirm that no suitable Post Primary special class placement is available for an individual child.
In such circumstances the NCSE SENO will actively engage at local level with schools, Patron Bodies and the families to ensure that a suitable placement is provided as soon as possible.
If, following completion of that work, the NCSE has not been able to establish the required school placements it can activate the provisions contained in section 37A of the Education Act 1998.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
No. of Post Primary children that accessed Home Tuition in Cork 2015-2021
|
Year |
Numbers |
|
2020/21 |
1 |
|
2019/2020 |
3 |
|
2018/2019 |
1 |
|
2017/2018 |
3 |
|
2016/2017 |
1 |
|
2015/2016 |
0 |
