Results 3,081-3,100 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Since the launch of the Giving Children an Even Break programme in 2001, my Department provides support that is commensurate with the levels of concentration in schools of pupils with characteristics that are associated with educational disadvantage and early school leaving. The levels of disadvantage were established as a result of a comprehensive survey of primary schools carried out by the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In the 2004-05 school year, there are 82 mixed primary schools in County Roscommon with an enrolment of less than 105 pupils. Each of these schools has benefited from the special favourable ratio for small mixed schools introduced recently under the general allocation scheme for providing resource teachers to schools to meet the needs of pupils with high incidence special needs, such as...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The application for works required at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which was revised last year following consultation with the education partners. Detailed examination of a feasibility study regarding the options for provision of the required level of accommodation is underway to determine the best way...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A major focus for my Department at present is the roll-out of broadband internet connectivity to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This project is being undertaken in partnership with industry, following the establishment of a three year â¬18 million joint Government and IBEC â TIF fund. In this context, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of Communications,...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 762 and 763 together. My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students. These are the higher education grants scheme, the vocational education committees' scholarships scheme, the third level maintenance grants scheme for trainees and the maintenance grants scheme for students attending post-leaving certificate...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: With effect from the next school year, pupils eligible for school transport residing in the Limerick city catchment area who have enrolled for the first time in the school referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied may avail of catchment boundary transport under the terms of the post-primary school transport scheme.
- Written Answers — Departmental Revenue: Departmental Revenue (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.If the Deputy requires details in regard to a particular charge I would be happy to have my officials provide the information concerned. Details of appropriations in aid collected in the years 1995 to 1998 are as follows: 1995 â¬226,892,454; 1996 â¬237,514,333; 1997 â¬251,718,370; 1998 â¬268,186,632.
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, 6, 9 and 11 are straightforward drafting amendments required to reflect current drafting practice. The amendments simply alter the references to the Schedules from First Schedule, Second Schedule, Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, respectively.
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is important to remember the principal purpose of the Bill and the strategic plan, namely, to develop the campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology and to provide health care facilities for the Health Service Executive. Obviously, in devising the plan there should be consultation with the major stakeholders which are, of course, the Dublin Institute of Technology, the Health Service...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is interesting to see how the academic world will support the Dublin Institute of Technology. The major difficulty between a plan for Adamstown and a plan for the Grangegorman site is that Adamstown is a town. It is largely made up of residents and the facilities needed by those residents, which is why consultation with the major stakeholders, the community, is important. In Grangegorman...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is not intended that there be inappropriate commercial activity on the site. Commercial activity would be related to the Dublin Institute of Technology and the HSE. That might include enterprise incubatory units or research activities ancillary to the health or wider education services. The scale and site of the development has already been referred to. Between students and staff there...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Senator Henry took the words from my mouth in saying the board is a very disparate group. It arises because the members represent very different interests. We need as a chairperson somebody who can be above any of the individual interests but who has a vision for the whole area. We need somebody who will not represent solely the education, health or residents' interests but a person with an...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I consulted the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel in anticipation of this learned debate, which I did not expect to be so flattering. I was informed that it would be inappropriate to change the wording of this section because it is a "standard provision". This section should not be amended because the proposed agency will be bound by the rules of administrative law and the principles...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A good chairman who is well trained will know what are the principles of administrative law and natural justice and will apply them. This is a very serious board. We are not talking about the local committee where someone is asked to leave, which may be what Senator Burke is talking about. An agency which is set up by the State and appointed by the Minister must be bound by all legal and...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Yes.
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: We suggested that the group report directly to the chairperson in order to give it status, so that it could go straight to the top, rather like reporting to a Minister instead of officials, or to the Taoiseach instead of a Minister. There is nothing to preclude the chairperson or the group itself from giving the report to every member of the agency. There is nothing to preclude the...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Or a person nominated by the chief executive.
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is largely because the chief executive of the agency, or another person nominated by him or her, should be the chairperson it is appropriate that the reporting mechanisms are as they are. The person nominated by the chief executive shall not report back to the chief executive. That is an extra safeguard. As Senator Henry clarified, the consultative group can give the report to whomsoever...
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: They are there for the purposes of consultation.
- Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Senator Brady has made the point I was about to make. It is a very inclusive group. I do not accept Senator Burke's point that it would be restrictive, depending on who was the chairperson. The list contains public representatives, patients and providers of healthcare services, Dublin City Council, the Dublin Institute of Technology, members of staff of the DIT, the student body of the DIT,...