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Hiring a tutor in Ireland
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57 guides for hiring tutors in Ireland, each one checked against the regulator, the statute or the official consumer guidance, with the sources and the month at the end. No register applies to this kind of work, so each guide says so and sets out what to check instead.

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Grouped the way you would ask for them. Every guide covers the checks, the questions and the quote for that job — then takes you to the tutors who cover your area.

Booked by the hour: a person for a set number of hours, doing what you ask.

Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.

Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.

Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.

Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.

Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.

Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.

Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.

Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.

Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.

Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.

Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.

Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.

What every lessons & tutoring guide covers

The checks that apply

Ask whether they hold public liability insurance, trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, photo ID and references. No register covers this work, so each guide says what to check instead.

The questions worth asking

Six to eight questions for the job — what is included, who actually comes, what happens if something is damaged — each with what a good answer from a tutor sounds like.

What a fair quote looks like

What the written quote should contain, the warning signs, and what you should be handed when the job is done — the invoice, and the sign-off where the job produces one.

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How these guides are made

Checked at the sourceEvery legal, safety or qualification point is taken from the regulator or the statute itself, linked in the guide's sources with the month it was reviewed.
IndependentNo provider is named or recommended. The guides describe what to look for; the search shows who is near you, nearest first.
Kept currentEach guide shows the month it was last reviewed. When a rule changes, the guides it affects are updated and the date moves with them.

Questions people ask

No. No register or licence applies to tutors in Ireland, and nobody can be struck off a register that does not exist. The checks that matter are trader status, insurance, references and a written scope — each guide sets them out for its own job.

The work itself, what is not included, the materials, the call-out if there is one, the dates, and the total with VAT shown separately. In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts.

An invoice with the trader's name and address, a note of any guarantee and how long it runs, and — where materials were supplied — their own warranties. Check the work against the written scope before anyone leaves.

Say what is wrong in writing first: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a service must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and work that is not must be put right. If that fails, the Small Claims procedure handles consumer claims up to £10,000 (small claims track) in England and Wales, £5,000 (simple procedure) in Scotland and £5,000 (small claims court) in Northern Ireland.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. gov.uk — DBS checks: levels and who can request one
  2. gov.uk (DBS) — regulated activity with children
  3. gov.uk — change to the definition of regulated activity with children from 1 September 2026
  4. mygov.scot — who needs PVG scheme membership (personal employers)
  5. mygov.scot — PVG for personal assistants, the self-employed and people working for an individual
  6. nidirect — AccessNI checks for the self-employed and personal employees
  7. gov.uk — check a teacher's record (England)
  8. gov.uk — Education and vocational training (VAT Notice 701/30)
  9. HSE — get insurance for your business
  10. gov.uk — VAT registration thresholds
  11. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
  12. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 54 — consumer's rights for services
  13. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — cancellation period
  14. Citizens Advice — deciding whether to make a small claim (England and Wales)
  15. Scottish Courts and Tribunals — guide to simple procedure
  16. nidirect — small claims process (Northern Ireland)