Results 5,041-5,060 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not undertaken a survey of schools in relation to the provision of speech therapy services. The provision of therapy services for people with disabilities, including speech therapy, is a matter for the Health Service Executive, HSE to which funding is provided for such purposes. My Department does not employ speech therapists for the delivery of speech therapy services to...

Written Answers — Gaelscoileanna Statistics: Gaelscoileanna Statistics (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A list of all the gaelscoileanna in the 26 counties follows for the Deputy's information. The level of detail relating to opening dates, source of each site etc. is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. However, if the Deputy wishes to request information on a particular school officials in my Department's school planning section will be pleased toassist. Roll No....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is fully aware of the need to provide a solution for the long-term accommodation needs of the school to which the Deputy refers and is actively considering two options. One option is the provision of a new school on a greenfield site. This matter is being pursued by the property management section of the Office for Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in regard to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: With effect from 1 January 2005, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has taken responsibility for processing resource applications for children with disabilities who have special educational needs. Under the new arrangements, the council, through the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, will process the relevant application for resources and inform the school of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1222 and 1225 together. Under the staffing schedule for primary schools, an enrolment of 12 recognised pupils at the end of September 2004 is required for the employment of a principal and one mainstream classroom teacher. However, the provisional enrolment figures, which have been submitted to my Department, indicate that a minimum of 12 recognised pupils...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department makes a specific ex-quota allocation of teaching posts in respect of guidance to schools in the second level system. This allocation is based on the pupil enrolment in September of the preceding school year. As a result of my decision to allocate an additional 100 posts to guidance from September 2005 an enhanced guidance allocation provision was put in place for the 2005-06...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Following consideration of information supplied by the Honourable Society of the King's Inns, it has been decided that candidates entering the King's Inns barrister-at-law course who already hold a masters degree in law as their highest qualification, will be recognised as progressing under the terms and conditions of the higher education grants scheme 2005. This will allow such candidates,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Officials from the special education section of my Department meet their counterparts in the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive, HSE, and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, on a regular and ongoing basis to discuss issues of mutual concern. However, no recent meeting involving the HSE, south east area, has taken place regarding the matters to which...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the work undertaken by the partnership and recently received a copy of its objectives and work plan for 2005-06. These documents have been forwarded to my Department's social inclusion unit. The partnership has received support from my Department since 2004 through the secondment of a primary school teacher, on a full cost recoupment basis, to work with the partnership as a...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1228, 1233, 1241, 1245 and 1384 together. The mainstream teacher allocation of all primary schools, including one-teacher schools, is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The staffing schedule is outlined in a circular which is issued annually to all primary schools. In addition such schools may be...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1229 and 1236 together. A notification of an intention to apply for the recognition of a new Educate Together school in Blessington, County Wicklow has been lodged. The proposal is for Educate Together to take over patronage of the existing Montessori school. The closing date for receipt of a formal and full application for recognition is 31 January 2006. The...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The higher education grant schemes operate under the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts 1968 to 1992. When assessing the means of students, other than independent mature students, the Acts specify that the students' means and those of their parents or guardians must be below a prescribed limit. As regards the operation of third level grants schemes, I should point out that the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application has been received from the school authority for capital funding towards the provision of an extension to provide ancillary accommodation. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-10.

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Board: Residential Institutions Redress Board (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1258 and 1232 together. Section 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that the Minister for Education and Science may, by order, insert additional institutions in the Schedule to the Act. For an institution to be considered under section 4, it must be an industrial school, a reformatory school, an orphanage, a children's home, a special...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds three means-tested maintenance grant schemes for third level education students in respect of attendance on approved courses in approved third level institutions and one maintenance grant scheme in respect of students attending approved post leaving certificate courses in approved PLC centres. These are the higher education grants scheme, the vocational education...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-10.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context ofthe school building and modernisation programme 2006-10.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Schools catering for non-national pupils who have significant English language deficits are entitled to assistance to enable these pupils gain full access to the curriculum. Schools that have 14 to 27 non-English speaking non-national pupils enrolled are entitled to a full-time temporary language support teaching post at primary level. Schools with 28 or more such pupils are entitled to two...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the schools to which she refers have agreed to amalgamate. A technical inspection of the existing buildings found that neither would be suitable to act as a host for the new school. Therefore, it is necessary to apply a greenfield site solution to facilitate the amalgamation. The school authorities advertised for sites and details of replies have been submitted to my...

Written Answers — Summer Works Scheme: Summer Works Scheme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application for a mechanical upgrade under the summer works scheme 2006. All applications under this scheme are currently being assessed and I expect to be in a position to publish the list of successful applicants shortly.