Results 4,001-4,020 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital investment for the provision of suitable accommodation to cater for the autistic unit was recently received from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application is currently being assessed and officials of my Department are in contact with the school authority in this regard.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school authority has recently submitted an application under the additional classroom accommodation scheme 2006 and the summer works scheme 2006. Officials of my Department's school planning section are in the process of recording and assessing all applications received.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has requested reports on this case from the transport liaison officer, County Wexford VEC and Bus Ãireann. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy as soon as all the relevant facts are known.
- Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The residential institutions redress board was established as an alternative mechanism to the courts to provide financial redress to former residents of institutions who, as children, were abused while in institutions over which the State had a supervisory or regulatory responsibility. The rationale behind the setting up of the redress board was that children in the residential institutions...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬440,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The initiative allows board of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards control of the building...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is in the process of reviewing certain provisions of the University College Galway Act 1929. Any proposals resulting from this review will complement the existing obligations of National University of Ireland, Galway, to promote the Irish language under section 12 of the Universities Act 1997, and more recently, the Official Language Act 2003.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Oct 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬350,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards control of the building...
- Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It mentions a spend of â¬34.4 billion.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A total of 301.5 whole-time equivalent posts will transfer from my Department to Mullingar as part of the Government's programme of decentralisation. Apart from the Secretary General and the members of the management advisory committee, MAC, it is estimated that the following posts are required in order to carry out the portion of the business of my Department that will be conducted from...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 523 and 587 to 589, inclusive, together. To facilitate the participation of people with childcare responsibilities in further education, my Department provides funding to VECs to assist toward the child care expenses of participants in certain further education programmes. These are the vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS, Youthreach and senior...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school in question first made an application for an extension in September 1999. It is not my Departments policy to provide details of estimated costs as to do so might prejudice the tender outcome for the project. The project was included in the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works for 2005. A grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of this...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In order for a temporary teacher to receive holiday pay for July and August of the school year in which he or she is working, the teacher must commence employment as a temporary teacher during the month of September or on the first working day of October. A teacher who commences employment between October and 1 April will receive summer pay retrospectively if he or she secures a...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which he refers has submitted an application for a new site entrance under the summer works scheme for 2006. The closing date for the receipt of such applications was the 14 October 2005. All applications are being assessed and a list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment procedure has been completed. All primary schools receive an annual minor works...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 individual school authorities are responsible in the first instance for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. Provision is built into the annual school building programme to enable schools to address urgent health and safety issues as identified by the school authority by way of an annual...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Bus Ãireann, which is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the school transport services, has advised my Department that buses serving post-primary centres in Cavan and Monaghan are operating on the basis of one child per adult seat. Buses serving primary schools which have seat belts fitted are also operating on a one child per adult seat basis. As I announced on 27 July 2005, my...
- Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: During the course of the normal school inspection process, my Department's inspectorate became aware of a number of issues at the school referred to by the Deputy. The majority of those issues have now been resolved. The inspectorate is continuing to work closely with the school authorities to resolve any outstanding issues relating to compliance with the rules for national schools.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The pupil referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy is not attending the post-primary centre for the catchment area in which she resides. The pupil is availing of school transport from the catchment boundary of the centre being attended. Under the terms of the post primary school transport scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport is he or she resides 4.8 km or more from his or her...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which he refers submitted an application to my Department for extra accommodation under the scheme for the provision of additional classroom accommodation 2006. The closing date for the receipt of applications under this scheme was the 14 of October 2005 and all applications received are being assessed. A list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment...
- Written Answers — School Management: School Management (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: With the exception of the Protestant comprehensive schools, agreement has been reached on the legal instruments underpinning the revised arrangements for boards of management of comprehensive schools, and the schools concerned were advised to proceed with the arrangements for the election of the parent and teacher representatives and the formation of the new boards. My Department communicated...