Home Schooling

666. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who have availed of home tuition for mental health reasons for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12400/26]

537. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which home-educated students will be graded on their Additional Assessment Component (AAC’s), particularly when the principle of teacher authentication underpins these AACs; if she can provide assurances that home-educated students will be marked in the same manner as any other student; and if she will make a stateme…

538. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of home-educated second level students in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9206/26]

539. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the AAC component of leaving cycle exams in biology, which state that there is a need for regular, comprehensive engagement by the teacher with each student throughout the complete process will affect home-educated students; the measures are in place to ensure that home-educated students have their AAC’s review…

540. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if under the new Leaving Certificate AAC’s can only be completed by students in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9208/26]

541. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if home-educated students completing the additional assessment component of their Leaving Certificate are treated the same as home-tutored candidates in terms of supervision and grading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9209/26]

224. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department this year has made home tuition conditional on having a psychological report done within the past six months, especially given the potentially years long wait to get such reports; to provide statistics from the past five years of successful home tuition applications as compared to successful applications …

235. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the home tuition support grant was refused for a child (details supplied), despite extensive evidence given by primary school and psychologists in relation to her assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8878/26]

468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents whose children receive home tuition are the employer of the tutor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7430/26]

469. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents whose children receive home tuition are technically the employer of the tutor; the persons responsible for ensuring that the tutor has engaged with the new pension auto enrolment legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7431/26]

523. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department has made home tuition conditional on a student having a psychological report which must be completed within the past six months of seeking home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8072/26]

524. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful home tuition applications in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [8073/26]

525. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons which were successful in applying for home tuition in 2025 and to date in 2026. [8074/26]

68. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department has made the provision of home tuition conditional on a student having a psychological report done within the previous six months; to provide the number of successful home tuition applications from 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6828/26]

550. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful applications for home tuition in each of the years 2020 to 2025, respectively. [6268/26]

419. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of home school liaison officers and home completion officers that are based in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area, by location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71342/25]

497. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a home school liaison officer will be reinstated to a school (details supplied). [72321/25]

498. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if home school liaison officers can only be appointed to urban based DEIS schools (details supplied). [72323/25]

303. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which homeschooled students are assessed for their junior and leaving certificate. [66914/25]

304. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools are obliged to accept home educated students to sit the leaving certificate exams as external candidates; and if not, where these students can be accommodated. [66915/25]

305. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if home schooled students can avail of the free book scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66916/25]

306. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if junior and leaving certificate assessments completed at home can be assessed by home school educators; and if it is necessary to have them assessed by a teacher in a school. [66917/25]

355. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if home tuition hours and any other necessary supports will be approved for a person (details supplied). [65260/25]

386. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the process in which a student being home schooled can complete the Leaving Certificate. [65514/25]

387. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions in place to ensure that students who are home schooled can complete subjects with course work components given the new SEC coursework rules and procedures 2025-2026, page 16/ 7. [65515/25]