158. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot expansion of the home school community liaison scheme to high-need non-DEIS schools; whether consideration is being given to making the scheme permanent and extending it to further schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74928/26]
Topics / Home Schooling
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHome Schooling
68 questions from 28 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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223. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average and maximum length of time being taken to complete reviews of ISL home tuition tutor payment claims; if a target timeframe applies to the completion of such reviews; if tutors may continue to submit payment claims while a review is ongoing; if such outstanding claims will be processed and backdated once a review is concluded; and if she…
297. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the accommodations are available for Leaving Certificate students approved for home tuition due to school avoidance, who are unable to attend school regularly to complete the mandatory in-school coursework components in subjects such as physics and chemistry, and if she will consider alternative arrangements to ensure such students are not disadvan…
1187. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review on the decision not to grant July home tuition for a child (details supplied) will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55815/26]
276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the processes surrounding the Home Tuition Programme, such as the time it takes for families to receive approval, the time it takes for tutors to be assigned and the level of paperwork involved, with a view to making it more efficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52616/26]
334. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports in place for financing books for children who are home schooled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53512/26]
168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of students who availed of home tuition hours; the total Departmental expenditure on home tuition; the number of teachers engaged in the service in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50015/26]
367. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding provided for the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Scheme to Urban-Primary, Rural-Primary and Post-Primary schools currently; and the estimated cost of a 5%, 10% and 20% increase in this funding, in tabular form. [49137/26]
368. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of DEIS schools involved in the Home School Community Liaison Scheme; the number of children and young people involved in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49138/26]
164. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframes for parents to organise home-based summer provision; if, and when, sanctioning letters will be given by her Department to allow parents to hire tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47933/26]
316. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a home tuition grant programme payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40836/26]
495. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a homeschooling request for a family in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36923/26]
318. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the allocation of Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinators announced alongside recent DEIS Plus designations; the basis on which these allocations were determined; and the number of HSCL posts allocated to each school under this announcement. [36429/26]
320. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an appeals mechanism is in place for schools that were not allocated a Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinator in the most recent announcement; the procedures and criteria governing such appeals; and if she will outline how schools can seek a review of decisions. [36431/26]
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns regarding the administrative burden associated with the home tuition scheme, including the requirement for monthly paper-based submissions, strict deadlines, and the rejection of claims due to minor discrepancies such as signature variations; and if she will outline any plans to review and streamline the process, including…
117. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the six-ground appeal submitted for a refused home tuition application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31097/26]
1351. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) can be considered in the home school community liaison scheme expansion announced recently; the criteria being selected for the expansion; if an appeal process will be open for schools that were not included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25098/26]
1416. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) with an existing allocation of 0.4 HSCL post did not receive an increased allocation under the recent expansion; if she will review the allocation in this case given the demonstrated level of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25548/26]
1417. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review her Departments decision to exclude a school (details supplied) for home school community liaison services which was extended to 130 additional schools, including those outside the traditional DEIS programme, widening the safety net for vulnerable children and young people. [25556/26]
1422. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that one school from a cluster of eight schools in an area (details supplied) has been excluded from the extension of home school community liaison supports to rural and non-DEIS areas; if the decision to exclude the school will be reviewed given the eight schools operate in the same area and face the same challenges; and if she will…
1509. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a DEIS school (details supplied) was not included in a recently published programme of expanded home school community liaison allocations, retaining a very low allocation of HSCL roles despite the school's student population rising significantly since that allocation was originally calculated. [26682/26]
1522. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is acceptable that 14 year old child (details supplied) has been without any educational provision since December 2025; her further views on whether denying this child private tuition due to the fact that they did not meet the attendance threshold requirement when it clearly was not the child's fault is acceptable; if she …
481. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current policy of providing free schoolbooks to children who receive home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21596/26]
648. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No's 538, 539, 540 and 541 of 10 February 2026 (details supplied), the measures her Department is taking to ensure that home-educated students are still permitted to uphold their right to be home educated and have their exam (AAC) assessed in an appropriate, fair and equal manner; and if she will make a statement …
884. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of home school community liaison co-ordinators (HSCL) that are employed, by county, in the years 2025 and 2026 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20451/26]