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]
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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| December 2025 | 3 |
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| April 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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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]
388. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently being home schooled. [65516/25]
416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider allocating a home school community liaison teacher for all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65908/25]
417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of allocating a home school community liaison teacher for all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65909/25]
72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the academic performance of home-schooled students is benchmarked against all other students, including in relation to junior certificate and leaving certificate results; to summarise the most recent data available in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52354/25]
287. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that students educated at home have equal access to the newly implemented additional assessment component in the first tranche of subjects, namely biology, physics, chemistry and business which is 40% of their leaving certificate exam. [49859/25]
288. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the newly implemented additional assessment component for the first tranche of subjects will affect students taught at home; and the oversight will be provided to ensure fairness and equity for these students undertaking their studies outside of the traditional school environment. [49860/25]
343. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a formal protocol or process in place to facilitate home-schooled students, particularly those with additional educational needs such as ADHD, to sit the Leaving Certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50442/25]
394. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average processing time for the home tuition grant scheme applications for children without school placements; the number of applications delayed beyond 30 working days in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37189/25]
402. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support families who choose home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33820/25]
68. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage directly with a school (details supplied) in terms of sanctioning a home school community liaison post for the school in order to help increase attendance, retention targets and educational outcomes among students and ease the administrative burden on the principal and staff; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
314. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the changes she proposes to make for the inclusion of dedicated home school community liaison coordinators and the expansion of the service for rural DEIS schools. [27387/25]
574. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details provided) will be provided with home tuition support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23681/25]
701. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide any further State support to parents who wish to homeschool their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11963/25]
210. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of children with special educational needs accessing the home tuition grant scheme currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7025/25]
275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if there has been a change in her Department’s approach to the assessment process for home schooling; if it is now the case that meetings are now requested with the child for whom home schooling is being sought by a parent or guardian; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4144/25]